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Neonauclea purpurea (Roxb.) Merr.

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Neonauclea

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Neonauclea purpurea: Neonauclea purpurea (Roxb.) Merr.
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.

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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.