Idertia axillaris

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: Idertia
Species: Idertia axillaris

Idertia axillaris (Oliv.) Farron, Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 73: 212. 1963.

Basionym
- Gomphia axillaris Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 322. 1868.
  - Typus: Gabon: Mount John, River Kongui; Aug & Sep 1862; Mann 1787 (lectotype, designated by Sosef (2013), p. 354: K-000431307).

Homotypic
- Ochna axillaris (Oliv.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 106. 1891.
- Exomicrum axillare (Oliv.) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 8, 16(3–6): 341. 1902.
- Ouratea axillaris (Oliv.) Engl. in Gilg, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33(2): 260. 1903.

Heterotypic
- Ouratea mildbraedii Gilg in Mildbr., Wiss. Erg. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot.: 558, t. 75. 1913. (as Ouratea Mildbraedii)
  - Typus: DR Congo: "Ituri: Zwischen Irumu und Mawambi bei Njiapanda und Mokoko im Hochwald"; Mar 1908; Mildbraed 2918 & 2932 (syntypes: B †). – Tafel LXXV in Gilg (1913) (lectotype, designated by Sosef (2013), p. 354).
- Ouratea morsonii Hutch. & Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 1(1): 193. 1927.
  - Typus: Sierra Leone: sine loco; Morson s.n. (holotype: K-000431308).
- Idertia morsonii (Hutch. & Dalziel) Farron, Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 73: 212. 1963.
- Idertia mildbraedii (Gilg) Farron, Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 73: 212. 1963.
- Gomphia mildbraedii (Gilg) Lye, Lidia 4(3): 92. 1998.

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria. West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gulf of Guina Is. (São Tomé), Congo, Gabon, Zaïre. East Tropical Africa Uganda. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Farron, C. 1963. Contribution à la taxinomie des Ourateae Engl. (Ochnacées). Berichte der Schweizerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft 73: 196–217. DOI: 10.5169/seals-51558 Reference page.
Gilg, E. 1903. Ochnaceae africanae. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 33: 231–275. BHL Reference page.
Gilg, E. 1913. Ochnaceae. Pp. 556–559 in Mildbraed, J. (ed.), Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1907–1908 unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzogs zu Mecklenburg, Band 2, Botanik. Klinkhardt & Biermann, Leipzig. 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. (as Ouratea axillaris and Ouratea morsonii)
Lye, K. 1998. New combinations regarding Ugandan plants. Lidia 4(3): 91–92. 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.
Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Sur les Ochnacées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 8, 16: 161–416. BHL Reference page.

Farron, C. 1985. Les Ouratinae (Ochnaceae) d'Afrique continentale. Cartes de distribution et clés de détermination de tous les genres et espèces. Botanica Helvetica 95: 59–72. DOI: 10.5169/seals-66501 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. (as Ouratea axillaris and Ouratea morsonii)
Sosef, M.S.M. 2013. The genus Idertia (Ochnaceae). Plant Ecology and Evolution 146: 351–359. DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.2013.870 PDF 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. (as Gomphia mildbraedii)

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Idertia axillaris. Published online. Accessed: 28 January 2019.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Idertia axillaris.
Hassler, M. 2019. Idertia axillaris. 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 28. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 100362085. 28. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: January 2019 100362085.
African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Idertia axillaris. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 28 January 2019.

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