Ochna pygmaea

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 pygmaea

Name

Ochna pygmaea Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 1(1): 122. 1896.

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Ochnella pygmaea (Hiern) Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 16(4): 122. 1902.

• Heterotypic
  • Ochna gracilipes Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 1(1): 121(–122). 1896.
  • Ochnella gracilipes (Hiern) Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 16(4): 122. 1902.
  • Ochna dekindtiana Engl. & Gilg, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32(1): 135. 1902. (as Ochna Dekindtiana)
  • Ochnella dekindtiana (Engl. & Gilg) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 345. 1902. (as O. Dekindtiana)
  • Polyochnella gracilipes (Hiern) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 348. 1902.
  • Ochna hoepfneri Engl. & Gilg ex Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 357. 1902, nom. inval. pro syn. (as Ochna Hœpfneri)
  • Diporidium hoepfneri Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): (357–)358. 1902. (as D. Hœpfneri)
  • Proboscella hoepfneri (Tiegh.) Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 17(1): (1–)4. 1903. (as Proboscella Hœpfneri)
  • Proboscella emarginata Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 17(1): (4–)5. 1903.
  • Ochna hoepfneri (Tiegh.) Engl. & Gilg in Warb., Kunene-Sambesi-Exped.: 303(–304). 1903. (as Ochna Hoepfneri)
  • Ochna homblei De Wild., Rev. Zool. Africaines 7(2), Suppl. Bot.: B 34. 1919. (as Ochna Homblei)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Zaïre. South Tropical Africa Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Wildeman, E. 1919. Notes sur quelques espèces congolaises du genre Ochna Schreb. Revue Zoologique Africaine 7, Supplément Botanique: B 29–B 40. BHL Reference page. 
• Engler, A. & Gilg, E. 1902. Ochna Dekindtiana. P. 135 in Plantae benguellenses Antunesianae et Dekindtianae a botanicis Musei Regii Berolinensis descriptae. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 32: 128–152. BHL Reference page. 
• Engler, A. & Gilg, E. 1903. Ochnaceae. Pp. 302–306 in Warburg, O. (ed.), Kunene-Sambesi-Expedition. Kolonial-Wirtschaftliches Komitee, Berlin. BHL Reference page. 
• Hiern, W.P. 1896. Catalogue of the African Plants collected by Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch in 1853–61. [Vol. I.] Dicotyledons, Part I. Pp. I–XXVI, 1–336. London. BHL 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. 
• Tieghem, P. van. 1903. Proboscelle, genre nouveau d'Ochnacées. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 17: 1–5. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Exell, A.W. & Mendonça, F.A. 1951. 46 — Ochnaceae. Pp. 283–297 in Conspectus Florae Angolensis, Vol. 1, Fasc. 2, Malvaceae–Aquifoliaceae. Ministério do Ultramar, Lisboa. Online Reference page.  (as Ochna gracilipes)
• 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. 2019. Ochna pygmaea. Published online. Accessed: 07 September 2019.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ochna pygmaea.
• Hassler, M. 2019. Ochna pygmaea. 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 September 07. Reference page. 

• Tropicos.org 2019. Ochna pygmaea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 September 2019.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Ochna pygmaea. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 07 September 2019.

Note:

The name Ochna gracilipes has also been applied to to Ochna confusa, O. katangensis, and O. rhizomatosa.