Lophira

Lophira lanceolata

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: Lophirinae
Genus: Lophira

Name

Lophira Banks ex C.F.Gaertn., Suppl. Carp.: 52(–53), t. 188, fig. 2. 1805.

• Type species: Lophira alata Banks ex C.F.Gaertn., Suppl. Carp.: 52. 1805.

Overview of species

Accepted species

L. alata – L. lanceolata

Source(s) of checklist:
List based on accepted species according to African Plants Database – see references.

Names in synonymy

L. africana – L. barteri – L. macrophylla – L. procera – L. simplex – L. spatulata – L. thollonii

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa West Tropical Africa Benin, Burkina, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo. West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaïre. Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Sudan. East Tropical Africa Uganda. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gaertner, C.F. 1806–1807. II Centuria Supplementum Carpologicae seu continuati operis Josephi Gaertner de fructibus et seminibus plantarum. pp. 129–256. C.F.E. Richter, [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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. 
• Keay, R.W.J. 1954 ["1953"]. Revision of the "Flora of West Tropical Africa." – V. Kew Bulletin 8(4): 487–492. DOI: 10.2307/4117351 . Reference page. 
• Tieghem, P. van. 1901. Sur le genre Lophire considéré comme type d'une famille distincte, les Lophiracées. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 15: 169–194. BHL 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. 2019. Lophira. Published online. Accessed: 30 January 2019.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Lophira in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2019 January 30.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Lophira.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lophira in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019-01-30.
• Hassler, M. 2019. Lophira. 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 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 40008681. 30. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: January 2019 40008681.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Lophira. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 30 January 2019.

Vernacular names

čeština: lofira
dansk: Jerntræ-slægten
suomi: Bongossipuut
日本語: ボンゴシ属
русский: Лофира
中文: 鐵紅木屬

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