Metadina trichotoma

Metadina trichotoma[1] is the sole species in the monotypic genus Metadina in the family Rubiaceae. It was first described by Heinrich Zollinger and Alexandre Moritzi, with its current name by Reinier Cornelis Bakhuizen van den Brink;[2][3] no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.

Metadina trichotoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Rubiaceae
Subfamily:
Cinchonoideae
Tribe:
Naucleeae
Genus:
Metadina

Species:
M. trichotoma
Binomial name
Metadina trichotoma
(Zoll. & Moritzi) Bakh.f.
Synonyms

Ourouparia polycephala (A.Rich. ex DC.) Baill.
Nauclea trichotoma Zoll. & Moritzi
Nauclea polycephala Wall. ex G.Don
Nauclea capitellata Voigt
Nauclea aralioides (Zoll. & Moritzi) Miq.
Cephalanthus aralioides Zoll. & Moritzi
Aidia polycephala var. macrophylla
Adina zschokkei Elmer
Adina trichotoma (Zoll. & Moritzi) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
Adina polycephaloides Craib
Adina polycephala var. macrophylla
Adina polycephala Benth.
Adina parvula Geddes
Adina aralioides (Zoll. & Moritzi) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.

This tree is found throughout Indochina: in Vietnamese it is called Vàng vé (sometimes Gáo long).

References
  1. Bakh.f., 1970 In: Taxon 19: 472
  2. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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