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492.0000 Family Rubiaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 196 (1789), nom. cons.
589 genera, ca. 14.200 spp. mostly tropics, comparably few temperate. Phylogeny: Razafimandimbison & Rydin (2024)
Species listed in database: 14370; hybrids: 47
= Aparinaceae Hoffmanns. & Link; Fl. Portug. [Hoffmannsegg] 2: 3, 38 (1813-1829)
= Asperulaceae Cham. ex Spenn.; Handb. Angew. Bot. 2: 493 (1835)
= Catesbaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 111 (1820)
= Cephalanthaceae Raf.; Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 6: 86 (1820)
= Cinchonaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 234 (1802)
= Coffeaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 233 (1802)
= Coutareaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 168 (1820)
= Dialypetalanthaceae Rizzini & Occhioni; Lilloa 17: 253 (1948), nom. cons.
= Galiaceae Lindl.; Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 249 (1836)
= Gardeniaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 29, 32 (1829)
= Guettardaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 235 (1802)
= Hameliaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 31 (1835)
= Hedyotidaceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 57 (1822)
= Henriqueziaceae Bremek.; Acta Bot. Neerl. 6 (Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 141): 371 (1957)
= Houstoniaceae Raf.; Good Book 21 (1840)
= Hydrophylacaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 318 (1820)
= Lippayaceae Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner], Tab. Diagn. 156, Comm. 112 (1838)
= Lygodisodeaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 123, 207 (1830)
= Naucleaceae Wernham; New Phytol. 11: 225 (1912)
= Nonateliaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 420 (1820)
= Operculariaceae Juss. ex Perleb; Vers. Arzneikr. Pfl. 207 (1818)
= Pagamaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 447 (1820)
= Psychotriaceae F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 49 (1830)
= Randiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 534 (1820)
= Sabiceaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 555 (1820)
= Spermacoceaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 256 (1820)
= Theligonaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 15, 17 (1829), nom. cons.
492.5403 Genus Adina Salisb.; Parad. Lond., t. 115 (1807) s. l.
Distribution: Indochina, E-Asia, Malesia
Species listed in database: 11
= Adinauclea Ridsdale; Blumea 24: 349 (1978)
= Haldina Ridsdale; Blumea 24: 360 (1978)
= Metadina Bakh.f.; Taxon 19: 472 (1970)
= Pertusadina Ridsdale; Blumea 24: 353 (1978)
species :
Adina cordifolia (Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.; Forest Fl. N.W. India [Brandis] 263 (1874)
Distribution: China (Yunnan); Nepal; India (almost throughout); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Myanmar (Bago, Mandalay, Yangon); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (once from Perlis)
36 CHI 40 BAN IND NEP SRL 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Haldina cordifolia (Roxb.) Ridsdale; Blumea 24(2): 361 (1978)
= Nauclea cordifolia Roxb.; Pl. Coromandel 1: 49 (1796)
= Nauclea sterculiifolia A.Rich. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 672 (1830)
species :
Adina dissimilis Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 208 (1931)
Distribution: Thailand (SW-Thailand, peninsular Thailand); peninsular Malaysia
41 THA 42 MLY
species :
Adina eurhyncha (Miq.) Å.Krüger & Löfstrand; Syst. Bot. 39(1): 310 (2014)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (scattered); Singapore; Sumatera (incl. Bangka Isl., Belitung); Brunei
42 BRN MLY SNG SUM
Conservation Status: vulnerable (Singapore)
Synonyms: hidden
= Adina minutiflora Valeton; Icon. Bogor. [Boerlage] t. 390 (1914)
= Adina rubescens Hemsl.; J. Bot. 25: 204 (1887)
= Nauclea oxyphylla Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. 538 (1861)
= Pertusadina eurhyncha (Miq.) Ridsdale; Blumea 24(2): 354 (1978)
= Uncaria eurhyncha Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. 539 (1861)
species :
Adina fagifolia (Teijsm. & Binn. ex Havil.) Valeton ex Merr.; Interpr. Herb. Amboin. 481 (1917)
Distribution: Sulawesi; Moluccas (Ambon)
42 MOL SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Adinauclea fagifolia (Teijsm. & Binn. ex Havil.) Ridsdale; Blumea 24(2): 350 (1978)
= Nauclea fagifolia Teijsm. & Binn. ex Havil.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 63 (1897)
= Neonauclea fagifolia (Teijsm. & Binn. ex Havil.) Merr.; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 539 (1915)
species :
Adina malaccensis (Ridsdale) Å.Krüger & Löfstrand; Syst. Bot. 39(1): 310 (2014)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia
41 THA 42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Pertusadina malaccensis Ridsdale; Blumea 24(2): 356 (1978)
species :
Adina metcalfii Merr. ex H.L.Li; J. Arnold Arbor. 24: 454 (1943)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Zhejiang); Thailand
36 CHI 41 THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Adina affinis F.C.How; Sunyatsenia 6: 238 (1946)
= Adina hainanensis F.C.How; Sunyatsenia 6: 240 (1946)
= Adina polycephala var. glabra F.C.How; Sunyatsenia 3: 246 (1946)
= Pertusadina hainanensis (F.C.How) Ridsdale; Blumea 24(2): 354 (1978)
= Pertusadina metcalfii (Merr. ex H.L.Li) Y.F.Deng & C.M.Hu; Blumea 51(3): 559 (2006)
species :
Adina multifolia Havil.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 45 (1897)
Distribution: India (Meghalaya, Assam, Manipur); Myanmar; Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatera; Borneo; Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Sibuyan, Ticao, Samar, Mindanao); Jawa; Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
40 IND 41 CBD MYA THA VIE 42 BOR JAW MLY MOL NWG PHI SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Adina garciae Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 3: 986 (1911)
= Metadina multifolia (Havil.) Ridsdale; Gard. Bull. Singapore 25: 250 (1970)
= Pertusadina multifolia (Havil.) Ridsdale; Blumea 24(2): 356 (1978)
species :
Adina pilulifera (Lam.) Franch. ex Drake; J. Bot. [Morot] 9: 207 (1895)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Japan (Kyushu); Laos; Vietnam
36 CHI 38 JAP 41 LAO VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Adina globiflora Salisb.; Parad. Lond. 2: t. 115 (1808)
= Adina globiflora var. macrophylla Nakai; Trees Shrubs Japan 378 (1922)
= Adina globiflora var. tonkinensis Pit.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 3: 39 (1922)
= Adina nipponica Masam.; Fl. Yakushima 415 (1934)
= Adina peduncularis DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 349 (1830)
= Adina pilulifera var. tonkinensis (Pit.) Merr. ex H.L.Li; J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 317 (1944)
= Cephalanthus pilulifer Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 1: 679 (1783)
= Cephalanthus piluliflorus Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 3: 525 (1818)
= Nauclea adina Sm.; Cycl. [A.Rees] 24: 13 (1813)
= Nauclea adinoides Lindl.; Bot. Reg. 11: t. 895 (1825)
= Nauclea nipponica Masam.; Mem. Fac. Sci. Taihoku Imp. Univ. 11(4): 415 (1934)
= Nauclea orientalis var. macrophylla (Nakai) Nakai; Trees Shrubs Japan, Revis. Ed. 511 (1927)
= Nauclea pilulifera (Lam.) Baill. ex Franch.; Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 6: 34 (1883)
species :
Adina pubicostata Merr.; J. Arnold Arbor. 21: 385 (1942)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, Hunan); Vietnam
36 CHI 41 VIE
species :
Adina rubella Hance; J. Bot. 6: 114 (1868)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Zhejiang); South Korea
36 CHI 38 KOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Adina fauriei H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 283 (1910)
= Nauclea rubella (Hance) Nakai; J. Jap. Bot. 18: 216 (1942)
= Nauclea rubella f. rubescens Nakai; J. Jap. Bot. 18: 216 (1942)
= Nauclea rubella f. viridis Nakai; J. Jap. Bot. 18: 216 (1942)
species :
Adina trichotoma (Zoll. & Moritzi) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.; Index Kew. 1: 43 (1893)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Hunan); NE-India (Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Mon, Taninthayi); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (scattered); Sumatera; Borneo; Sulawesi; Palawan; Philippines (Sibuyan); Jawa; Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
36 CHI 40 BAN IND 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 BOR JAW MLY MOL NWG PHI PLW SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Adina aralioides (Zoll. & Moritzi) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.; Index Kew. 1: 43 (1893)
= Adina parvula E.T.Geddes; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 241 (1928)
= Adina polycephala Benth.; Fl. Hongk. 146 (1861)
= Adina polycephala var. macrophylla Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3: 25 (1880)
= Adina polycephala var. noei Craib; Fl. Siam 2(1): 10 (1932)
= Adina polycephaloides Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 209 (1931)
= Adina trichotoma var. aralioides (Zoll. & Moritzi) Bakh.f.; Blumea 12(1): 63 (1963)
= Adina zschokkei Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 3: 987 (1911)
= Aidia polycephala var. macrophylla Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3: 25 (1880)
= Cephalanthus aralioides Zoll. & Moritzi; Syst. Verz. Arch. Ind. [Moritzi et al.] 61 (1846)
= Metadina trichotoma (Zoll. & Moritzi) Bakh.f.; Taxon 19: 472 (1970)
= Nauclea aralioides (Zoll. & Moritzi) Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 344 (1857)
= Nauclea capitellata Voigt; Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 375 (1845), nomen
= Nauclea polycephala Wall. ex G.Don; (1834), not A. Rich. ex DC. (1830)
= Nauclea trichotoma Zoll. & Moritzi; Syst. Verz. Arch. Ind. [Moritzi et al.] 61 (1846)
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