Neonauclea connicalycina: a new myrmecophytic species of Naucleeae (Rubiaceae) from Cebu, Philippines

Abstract

The new myrmecophytic species, Neonauclea connicalycina, from Carmen, Cebu, Philippines closely resembles N. formicaria, which also occurs in Philippines, but differs from that by its smaller mature flowering heads, fusiform apical portions of the calyces, longer and sharply pyramidal calyx summits that are pallid brown when dry, calyx lobes that are connate for 1–2 mm and fall off together in a unit, and smaller, more slender corollas. Description, illustration and ecological comments about the new species are provided.

Four New Iridoid Metabolites Have Been Isolated from the Stems of Neonauclea reticulata (Havil.) Merr. with Anti-Inflammatory Activities on LPS-Induced RAW264.7 Cells

“…The genus Neonauclea (Rubiaceae) includes 69 species of diverse trees and shrubs [1]. The plants of this genus are mainly distributed in the Malesian region, extending from India to Vietnam and from Southeast Asia to the northern limits of Australia [2]. Neonauclea reticulata (Havil.)…”