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Nauclea latifolia Sm.

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Nauclea

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Nauclea latifolia: friut and flower of Sarcocephalus latifolius (syn. Nauclea latifolia), SE Burkina Faso
Photo: Marco Schmidt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Chinese
幾內亞桃

Synonyms

  • Cephalina esculenta (Afzel. ex Sabine) Schumach. & Thonn.
  • Nauclea esculenta (Afzel. ex Sabine) Merr.
  • Nauclea sambucina T.Winterb.
  • Sarcocephalus esculentus Afzel. ex Sabine
  • Sarcocephalus esculentus var. amarissima A.Chev.
  • Sarcocephalus esculentus var. velutina A.Chev.
  • Sarcocephalus latifolius (Sm.) E.A.Bruce
  • Sarcocephalus russeggeri Kotschy ex Schweinf.
  • Sarcocephalus sambucinus K.Schum.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.