Ochna rhizomatosa

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 rhizomatosa

Name

Ochna rhizomatosa (Tiegh.) Keay, Kew Bull. 8(1): 82. 1953.

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Ochnella rhizomatosa Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 16(4): 123. 1902.

• Heterotypic
  • Ochnella tenuis Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 16(4): 122. 1902.
  • Ochna hillii Hutch., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1921(6): 245(–246). 1921. (as Ochna Hillii)

• Misapplied names
  • Ochna gracilipes auct. – non Ochna gracilipes Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 1(1): 121. 1896.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Togo, West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gulf of Guina Is. (Bioko), Northeast Tropical Africa Chad. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hutchinson, J. 1921. List of plants collected in Northern Nigeria by Captain A. W. Hill, 1921. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) 1921: 244–253. DOI: 10.2307/4115374 BHL Reference page. 
• Keay, R.W.J. 1953. Revision of the "Flora of West Tropical Africa." – III. Kew Bulletin 8: 69–82. DOI: 10.2307/4117161 JSTOR Reference page. 
• Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Subdivision du genre Ochne et constitution actuelle de la tribu des Ochnées. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 16: 113–128. 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. 
• 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. 2017. Ochna rhizomatosa. Published online. Accessed: 01 October 2017.

• Tropicos.org 2017. Ochna rhizomatosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 October 2017.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Ochna rhizomatosa. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 01 October 2017.