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Neonauclea purpurea (Roxb.) Merr.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Neonauclea

Characteristics

A large tree. It grows 45 m high. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are 10-30 cm long by 5-14 cm wide. The young leaves are pale green and softly hairy. The flowers are white and turn pale orange. They are in dense round heads. They are 4-6 cm across. The fruit are in heads 4-5 cm across. They are green and turn brown. They split into 4 sections with many small seeds. There can be 8,000 seeds.
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Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 45.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It is often along rivers in sites that are occasionally flooded. It grows up to 1,000 m altitude.
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Usage

The fruit are eaten raw or cooked. They can be cooked with fish or other vegetables. They are slightly acidic. The harvested fruit can only be stored for 4-5 days.
Uses animal food environmental use food fuel invertebrate food material medicinal social use
Edible flowers fruits
Therapeutic use Analgesics (bark), Anthelmintics (bark), Antidiuretic agents (bark), Antipyretics (bark), Astringents (bark), Bites and stings (bark), Cough (bark), Diarrhea (bark), Diet, food, and nutrition (bark), Fever (bark), Genital diseases, female (bark), Hemoptysis (bark), Hemorrhage (bark), Hypoglycemic agents (bark), Infection (bark), Insecticides (bark), Pain (bark), General tonic for rejuvenation (bark), Stomatitis (bark), Ulcer (bark), Urinary calculi (bark), Vomiting (bark), Cooling effect on body (bark), Abortifacient agents (flower), Antihypertensive agents (fruit), Aphrodisiacs (fruit), Irritable bowel syndrome (fruit), General tonic for rejuvenation (fruit), Cooling effect on body (fruit), Antioxidants (leaf), Astringents (leaf), Liver diseases (leaf), Periodontitis (leaf), Stomatitis (leaf), Stomatitis, aphthous (leaf), Urinary calculi (leaf), Abortifacient agents (root), Evil eye (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Gargle (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Chest (unspecified), Poultice (unspecified), Acne vulgaris (unspecified), Anemia (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Aphrodisiacs (unspecified), Astringents (unspecified), Carbuncle (unspecified), Cholera (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Galactogogues (unspecified), Gastrointestinal diseases (unspecified), Anti-poisoning (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Rinderpest (unspecified), Thirst (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Uterine diseases (unspecified), Wound healing (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds.
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Images

Neonauclea purpurea unspecified picture

Distribution

Neonauclea purpurea world distribution map, present in Indonesia and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60459147-2
WFO ID wfo-0000250321
COL ID 46NKV
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INPN ID 631565
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Synonyms

Nauclea elliptica Nauclea purpurea Neonauclea purpurea Anthocephalus chinensis Bancalus purpureus
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