Ochna inermis

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 inermis

Ochna inermis (Forssk.) Schweinf. ex Penz., Atti Congr. Bot. Int. Genova [1892]: 335. 1893.

Homotypic
- Euonymus inermis Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 204. 1775. (as Evonymus inermis)
- Diporidium inerme (Forssk.) Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 16(4): 127. 1902.

Heterotypic
- Ochna parvifolia Vahl, Symb. Bot. 1: 33. 1790. (as Parvifolia) – non Ochna parvifolia Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1(74): 589. 1886. – nec Ochna parvifolia (A.St.-Hil.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 106. 1891.
- Ochna rivae Engl., Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 7: 21. 1897.
- Diporidium schimperi Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): (359–)360. 1902. (as D. Schimperi)
- Heteroporidium abyssinicum Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 378(–379). 1902.
- Ochna inermis var. rivae (Engl.) Chiov., Fl. Somal. 1: 121. 1929.
- Ochna rogersii Hutch., Botanist in S. Afr.: 309, 317. 1946, nom. nud.

Native distribution areas:

Africa
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan.
- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- South Tropical Africa
  - Mozambique, Zimbabwe.
- Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Northern Provinces.
Asia-Temperate
- Arabian Peninsula
  - Saudi Arabia, Yemen.

Forsskål, P. (†). 1775. Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica. Sive descriptiones plantarum, quas per Aegyptum inferiorem et Arabiam felicem detexit, illustravit Petrus Forskål. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Ex officina Mölleri, Hauniae [Copenhagen]. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.41 BHL Reference page.
Penzig, O. 1893. Piante raccolte in un viaggio botanico fra i Bogos ed i Mensa, nell'Abissinia settentrionale. Pp. 310–368 in Atti del congresso botanico internazionale di Genova 1892. R. Istituto Sordo-Muti, Genova. Internet Archive 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.
Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Sur les Ochnacées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 8, 16: 161–416. BHL Reference page.
Vahl, M. 1790. Symbolae botanicae, sive plantarum, tam earum, quas in itinere, imprimis orientali, collegit Petrus Forskål, quam aliarum, recentius detectarum, exactiores descriptiones, nec non observationes circa quasdam plantas dudum cognitas. Pars 1. 85 pp., tt. 1–25. Nicolaus Möller & fil., Hauniae [Copenhagen]. BHL Reference page.

Chaudhary, S.A. 1999. 28. Ochnaceae. Pp. 327–328 in Flora of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Vol. 1. Ministry of Agriculture & Water, Riyad. Reference page.
Cuccuini, P. 1993. 59. Ochnaceae. Pp. 241–243 in Thulin, M. (ed.), Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1, Pteridophyta; Gymnospermae; Angiospermae (Annonaceae–Fabaceae). Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. ISBN 0-947643-55-9. 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.
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.

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Ochna inermis. Published online. Accessed: 18 February 2019.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ochna inermis.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ochna inermis.
Hassler, M. 2019. Ochna inermis. 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 2019. Ochna inermis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 February 2019.
African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Ochna inermis. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 18 February 2019.

The name Ochna parvifolia has also been applied to Ochna lanceolata.