Newbouldia is a genus of plants in the family Bignoniaceae native to Africa. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Newbouldia laevis (common name: boundary tree).[1]
Newbouldia | |
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Newbouldia laevis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Bignoniaceae |
Clade: | Crescentiina |
Clade: | Paleotropical clade |
Genus: | Newbouldia Seem. ex Bureau |
Species: | N. laevis
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Binomial name | |
Newbouldia laevis |
The tree has a wide distribution across West and Central Africa. It is often planted as a boundary marker.[2] It also has various medicinal uses.[3][4]
It is called ewe Akoko in Yoruba people of west Africa and Ogilisi by the Igbo people.
It is named after William Williamson Newbould.
References
edit- ^ Newbouldia - Plants of the World Online
- ^ Blench, Roger (23–26 June 2015). The translocation of useful trees in African prehistory (PDF). 8th International Workshop for African Archaeobotany. Modena, Italy.
- ^ Useful Tropical Plants
- ^ Feedipedia