Ochna natalitia

Ochna natalitia

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 natalitia

Name

Ochna natalitia (Meisn.) Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 2(5): 826. 1843.

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Diporidium natalitium Meisn., London J. Bot. 2: 58. 1843. (as Diporidium Natalitium)

• Homotypic
  • Ochna atropurpurea var. natalitia (Meisn.) Harv. in Harv. & Sond., Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 1: 448(–449). 1860. (as β. natalitia)

• Heterotypic
  • Ochna chilversii E.Phillips, Bothalia 1(2): 90(–91). 1922. (as O. Chilversii)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa South Tropical Africa Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Walpers, G.G. 1843. Repertorium Botanices Systematicae. Tomus II. 1029 pp. Sumtibus Friderici Hofmeister, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Harvey, W.H. 1860. Order XLI. Ochnaceae, DC. Pp. 448–449 in Harvey, W.H. & Sonder, O.W., Flora Capensis: being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria, & Port Natal, Volume 1, Ranunculaceae to Connaraceae. Hodges, Smith, and Co., Dublin; A. S. Robertson, Capetown. BHL Reference page. 
• Meisner, C.F. 1843. Contributions towards a Flora of South Africa. (Continued from [v. 1] p. 476.) The London Journal of Botany 2: 53–105 BHL, 527–559 BHL Reference page. 
• Phillips, E.P. 1922. The genus Ochna. Bothalia 1: 87–96. DOI: 10.4102/abc.v1i2.1777 BHL Reference page. 
• Du Toit, P.C.V. & Obermeyer, A.A. 1976. Ochnaceae. Pp. 1–13 in Ross, J.H. (ed.), Flora of Southern Africa, Vol. 22. Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture Technical Services, Pretoria, ISBN 0-621-02870-3. Reference page. 
• Robson, N.K.B. 1963. 44. Ochnaceae. Pp. 224–262 in Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.), Flora Zambesiaca, Vol. 2, part 1. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. Online Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Ochna natalitia. Published online. Accessed: 02 January 2020.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ochna natalitia.
• Hassler, M. 2020. Ochna natalitia. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 January 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 22800414. 02. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: January 2020 22800414.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Ochna natalitia. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 02 January 2020.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Pronkrooihout, Natalrooihout
English: Showy plane, Mickey-mouse plant, Natal plane, Wild plane, Coastal-boxwood, Coastal-redwood
Tshivenda: Tshipfure
isiXhosa: isiBomvu, umBovane-ncicim, umTensema
isiZulu: mBovu, isiThundu

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