Brackenridgea nitida

Brackenridgea nitida

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Ochnaceae
Subfamilia: Ochnoideae
Tribus: Ochneae
Subtribus: Ochninae
Genus: Brackenridgea
Species: Brackenridgea nitida
Subspecies: B. n. subsp. australiana – B. n. subsp. nitida

Name

Brackenridgea nitida A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 51. 1853. – U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 15: 362(–363), t. 42. 1854.

• Typus: Fiji: Vanua Levu, "Sandalwood Bay" [= Mbua Bay]; 1838–1842; U.S. Expl. Exp. s.n. (holotype: GH-00062689; isotypes: K-000657984, NY-00428899, NY-00428900, P-01817428, US-00110181, US-00110182).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Pacific Southwestern Pacific Fiji. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gray, A. 1853. Characters of some new genera of plants, mostly from Polynesia, in the collection of the United States Exploring Expedition, under Captain Wilkes. 8 pp. Preprint from Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 3: 48–54. BHL Reference page. 
• Gray, A. 1854. Ord. Ochnaceae. Pp. 359–363 in United States Exploring Expedition, Vol. XV: Botany, Phanerogamia, Part I. C.Sherman, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kanis, A. 1968. A revision of the Ochnaceae of the Indo-Pacific area. Blumea 16: 1–82. PDF Reference page. 
• Smith, A.C. 1981. Family 81. Ochnaceae. Pp. 318–321 in Flora Vitiensis Nova. A New Flora of Fiji (Spermatophytes Only). Vol. 2. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai, Kauai, Hawaii. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Brackenridgea nitida. Published online. Accessed: 20 January 2019.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brackenridgea nitida.
• Hassler, M. 2019. Brackenridgea nitida. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 January 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 100299934. 20. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: January 2019 100299934.

Note:

By Kanis (1968), Brackenridgea australiana is included as a subspecies.

Vernacular names

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