Neonauclea obversifolia

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Distribution

This plant is primarily found within the diverse landscapes of the Papuasia region. Its specific distribution includes the various islands located across the Bismarck Archipelago. Additionally, the species can be found growing throughout the extensive terrain of New Guinea. These specific locations represent the primary natural habitats where the plant is known to exist. Consequently, its geographical range is concentrated within these unique tropical environments.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Neonauclea obversifolia is characterized by its classification as a phanerophyte, specifically exhibiting growth strategies consistent with both phanerophyte and nanophanerophyte life forms. This indicates that its perennating buds are elevated above the soil surface on woody stems or branches, allowing the plant to persist through unfavorable environmental conditions by maintaining its reproductive and vegetative structures at a certain height. As a member of the phanerophyte group, it avoids seasonal stresses by sheltering its buds, with the nanophanerophytic aspect suggesting a compact, relatively low-growing woody structure. This growth habit enables the plant to maintain a stable presence within its ecological niche, utilizing its elevated bud positions to facilitate seasonal regrowth and survival.

Life form :

phanerophyte

Morphology

The morphology of Neonauclea obversifolia is characterized by a woody growth form that functions as a self-supporting climber, manifesting as a liana or vine. Although it exhibits a growth form comparable to a tree in certain structural aspects, it is primarily defined by its climbing habit, which is self-supporting in nature. This plant is an independent organism, meaning it does not function as a parasite, and it maintains a terrestrial existence rather than growing as an epiphyte.

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

tree

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Neonauclea obversifolia has 3 reported plant parts identified across 3 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf, root, stem.

Leaf

1. Fitoterapia

Root

1. Fitoterapia

Stem

1. Fitoterapia