Biology:Newbouldia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Newbouldia
Hévé-Newbouldia laevis (2).jpg
Newbouldia laevis
Scientific classification edit
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
Binomial name
Newbouldia laevis
(P.Beauv.) Seem. ex Bureau

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.

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