Rubiaceae
Neonauclea purpurea
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Neonauclea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 紫色新乌檀
- Malayalam
- മഞ്ഞ നീർക്കടമ്പ്
Synonyms
- Anthocephalus chinensis Walp.
- Bancalus purpureus (Roxb.) Kuntze
- Nauclea elliptica Dalzell & A.Gibson
- Nauclea purpurea Roxb.
Photos

Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.