Ouratea gigantophylla

Ouratea gigantophylla

Ouratea gigantophylla

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: Ouratea
Species: Ouratea gigantophylla

Name

Ouratea gigantophylla (Erhard) Engl., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 12(2): 338(–339), t. 68. 1876.

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Gomphia gigantophylla Erhard, Flora 32: 250(–251). 1849.

• Homotypic
  • Ochna gigantophylla (Erhard) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 106. 1891.
  • Volkensteinia gigantophylla (Erhard) Tiegh. in J. Bot. (Morot) 16: 193 (1902)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America' Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast Regional: Northern South America Suriname References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Engler, A. 1876. Ochnaceae, Anacardiaceae, Sabiaceae, Rhizophoraceae. Cols. 297–432, tt. 62–91 in Martius, C.F.P. de (†) & Eichler, A.G. (eds.), Flora Brasiliensis. Enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum quas suis aliorumque botanicorum studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas, Vol. XII, pars II. Fasc. LXXI. Frid. Fleischer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Erhard, T. 1849. Synopsis specierum Gomphiae Schreb. (familia Ochnacearum DC. Decandria Monogynia L.) in America meridionali huc usque lectarum. Flora 32: 241–254. BHL 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. 
• Sastre, C. 2007. Ochnaceae. In Funk, V., Hollowell, T., Berry, P., Kelloff, C. & Alexander, S.N., Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 445–449. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Ouratea gigantophylla. Published online. Accessed: 11 June 2017.
• Tropicos.org 50167352. 11. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: June 2017 50167352.
• Ouratea gigantophylla in Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 11 June 2017.

Note:

By some authors, Ouratea theophrasta is included in Ouratea gigantophylla.

Vernacular names

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