Ouratea acuminata

Ouratea acuminata

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 acuminata

Name

Ouratea acuminata (DC.) Engl., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 12(2): 318(–319). 1876.

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Gomphia acuminata DC., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 419, t. 14. 1811.

• Homotypic
  • Ochna acuminata (DC.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 106. 1891.
  • Trichouratea acuminata (DC.) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 232. 1902.
• Heterotypic
  • Gomphia densiflora Spruce ex Engl. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(2): 319 (1876), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America' Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Mexico Southwest Doubtfully present in: Guyana References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Candolle, A.P. 1811. Monographie des Ochnacées et des Simaroubées. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 17: 398–425. BHL Reference page. 
• 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

• 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. 
• Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Sur les Ochnacées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 8, 16: 161–416. 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. 
• Sastre, C. & Offroy, B. 2016. Révision nomenclaturale des binômes du genre néotropical Ouratea Aublet (Ochnaceae) décrits par Van Tieghem. Adansonia, série 3, 38: 55–98. DOI: 10.5252/a2016n1a5 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Ouratea acuminata. Published online. Accessed: 18 February 2019.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ouratea acuminata.
• Hassler, M. 2019. Ouratea acuminata. 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 February 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 22800048. 18. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: February 2019 22800048.
• Ouratea acuminata in Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 18 February 2019.

Note:

The name Gomphia acuminata has also been applied to Ouratea cubensis.

Vernacular names

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