Ochna kirkii

Ochna kirkii

Ochna kirkii

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 kirkii
Subspecies: O. k. subsp. kirkii – O. k. subsp. multisetosa

Name

Ochna kirkii Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 317(–318). 1868. (as O. Kirkii)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Diporidium kirkii (Oliv.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 105. 1891. (as Kirkii)
  • Polythecium kirkii (Oliv.) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 368. 1902. (as P. Kirkii)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, South Tropical Africa Mozambique. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Additional references

• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars I. Pp. I–CLV, 1–374. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.] BHL Reference page. 
• Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Sur les Ochnacées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 8, 16: 161–416. BHL 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. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Ochna kirkii. Published online. Accessed: 02 October 2017.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ochna kirkii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2017-10-02.
• Tropicos.org 50090060. 02. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: October 2017 50090060.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Ochna kirkii. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 02 October 2017.

Vernacular names

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