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

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. 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. Vol. 2. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai, 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 2019. Brackenridgea nitida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 January 2019.

Note:

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

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