See text Neonauclea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.

[1] Neonauclea is a genus of shrubs and trees They are indigenous to China, India, Southeast Asia, Wallacea, New Guinea and Australia.

Neonauclea was named in 1915 by Elmer Drew Merrill.

[2][3] The generic name is derived from the related genus Nauclea and the Greek word neos, meaning "new".

Molecular phylogenetic studies indicate that some related genera are probably embedded in it.