nauclea

[Gr.naus = a ship, and kleio = to inclose, from the half capsule being of the shape of a hull.] Bot.: A genus of Cinchonacese, family Cinchonidæ. It consists of unarmed trees or shrubs, with a funnel-shaped corolla, a two-celled fruit with many seeds and leaves opposite, or three in a whorl. About thirty-seven are known-natives of India or Africa. Nauclea ( anthocephalus ) cadamba , an Indian tree, affords good shade. The wood of N. cord i folia is used for furniture. N. gambir is said to yield gamboge gum.