Ochna membranacea

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: Ochna
Species: Ochna membranacea

Name

Ochna membranacea Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 316(–317). 1868.

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Diporidium membranaceum (Oliv.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 105. 1891.
  • Porochna membranacea (Oliv.) Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 16(4): 124. 1902.
  • Diporochna membranacea (Oliv.) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): (389–)390. 1902.

• Heterotypic
  • Diporochna oliveri Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 390. 1902. (as D. Oliveri)
  • Diporochna quintasii Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): (391–)392. 1902. (as D. Quintasi)
  • Ochna gilgiana Engl. in Gilg, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33(2): 243(–244). 1903. (as O. Gilgiana)
  • Diporochna gilgiana (Engl.) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 18(1–3): 58. 1903. (as D. Gilgiana)
  • Ochna tenuissima Stapf, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906(3): 78. 1906.
  • Ochna smythei Hutch. & Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 1: 190. 1927. – Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928(6): 216. 1928. (as Ochna Smythei)
  • Ochna quintasii (Tiegh.) Exell, Cat. Vasc. Pl. S. Tome: 132. 1944.

Homonym

• Ochna membranacea (Triana & Planch.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 106. 1891.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa West Tropical Africa Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is. (Annobón, São Tomé), Zaïre, Northeast Tropical Africa Sudan, East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, South Tropical Africa Angola. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Exell, A.W. et al. 1944. Catalogue of the vascular plants of S. Tomé (with Principe and Annobon). XI+428 pp. Order of the Trustees of the British Museum, London. Reference page. 
• Gilg, E. 1903. Ochnaceae africanae. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 33: 231–275. BHL Reference page. 
• Hutchinson, J. & Dalziel, J.M. 1927. 59. Ochnaceae. Pp. 189–195 in Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol. 1(1). Crown Agents for the Colonies, London. Reference page. 
• Hutchinson, J. & Dalziel, J.M. 1928. Tropical African plants: III. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) 1928: 211–229. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars I. Pp. I–CLV, 1–374. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.] BHL Reference page. 
• Oliver, D. 1868. Order XXXV. Ochnaceae. Pp. 315–322 in Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol. 1, Ranunculaceae to Connaraceae. L. Reeve and Co., London. BHL Reference page. 
• Stapf, O. 1906. Diagnoses africanae, XV. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) 1906: 78–83. BHL JSTOR Reference page. 
• Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Subdivision du genre Ochne et constitution actuelle de la tribu des Ochnées. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 16: 113–128. BHL Reference page. 
• Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Sur les Ochnacées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 8, 16: 161–416. BHL Reference page. 
• Tieghem, P. van. 1903. Nouvelles observations sur les Ochnacées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 8, 18: 1–60. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Berhaut J. 1967. Flore du Sénégal. 2^e éd. 485 pp. Éditions Clairafrique, Dakar. Reference page. 
• Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. 1954. 63. Ochnaceae. Pp. 221–232 in Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol. 1(1), 2^nd ed. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. Reference page. 
• Verdcourt, B. 2005. Ochnaceae. In Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. 60 pp. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom. Online Reference page. 
• Yédomonhan, H. 2006. Ochnaceae DC. Pp. 828–832 in Akoègninou, A., Van der Burg, W.J. & Van der Maesen, L.J.G. (chief eds.), Flore analytique du Bénin. Backhuys Publishers, Cotonou & Wageningen. ISBN 90-5782-181-8. Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Ochna membranacea. Published online. Accessed: 29 October 2017.

• Tropicos.org 2017. Ochna membranacea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 October 2017.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Ochna membranacea. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 29 October 2017.