Naucleopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the mulberry family, Moraceae. It includes 25 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Honduras to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil.[1]
| Naucleopsis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Tribe: | Castilleae |
| Genus: | Naucleopsis Miq. |
| Species[1] | |
25; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
25 species are accepted.[1]
- Naucleopsis caloneura (Huber) Ducke
- Naucleopsis capirensis C.C.Berg
- Naucleopsis chiguila Benoist
- Naucleopsis concinna (Standl.) C.C.Berg
- Naucleopsis francisci C.C.Berg
- Naucleopsis glabra Spruce ex Pittier
- Naucleopsis guianensis (Mildbr.) C.C.Berg
- Naucleopsis herrerensis C.C.Berg
- Naucleopsis humilis C.C.Berg
- Naucleopsis imitans (Ducke) C.C.Berg
- Naucleopsis inaequalis (Ducke) C.C.Berg
- Naucleopsis insculptula Ducke
- Naucleopsis jamariensis C.C.Berg
- Naucleopsis krukovii (Standl.) C.C.Berg
- Naucleopsis macrophylla Miq.
- Naucleopsis naga Pittier
- Naucleopsis oblongifolia (Kuhlm.) Carauta
- Naucleopsis pseudonaga (Mildbr.) C.C.Berg
- Naucleopsis riparia C.C.Berg
- Naucleopsis stipularis Ducke
- Naucleopsis straminea C.C.Berg
- Naucleopsis ternstroemiiflora (Mildbr.) C.C.Berg
- Naucleopsis tubulata Al.Santos & Romaniuc
- Naucleopsis ulei (Warb.) Ducke
- Naucleopsis velutina C.C.Berg
References
Further reading
- Shrestha, T.; Kopp, B.; Bisset, N. G. (1992). "The Moraceae-based dart poisons of South America. Cardiac glycosides of Maquira and Naucleopsis species". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 37 (2): 129–143. doi:10.1016/0378-8741(92)90071-X. PMID 1434687.
External links
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- Naucleopsis Miq. at Tropicos. Retrieved 4 December 2013.