Newbouldia
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| Newbouldia | |
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| File:Hévé-Newbouldia laevis (2).jpg | |
| Newbouldia laevis | |
| Scientific classification Edit this 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 | |
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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] 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
- ↑ 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
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