Brackenridgea

Brackenridgea zanguebarica

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: Brackenridgea

Name

Brackenridgea A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 51. 1853. – U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 15: 361, t. 42. 1854.

• Type species: Brackenridgea nitida A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 51. 1853.

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Pleuroridgea Tiegh., Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8(3): 215. 1902.
    • Type species: Pleuroridgea zanguebarica (Oliv.) Tiegh., Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8(3): 215. 1902.
  • Campylochnella Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 16(6): (182–)183. (Jun) 1902. – Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8(5): (378–)379. (Jun) 1902.
    • Type species: Campylochnella thollonii Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 16(6): 183. 1902. – Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8(5): 379. 1902.
  • Campylopora Tiegh., Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8(7): 547. (Dec) 1902. – Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 198, 404. (Dec) 1902.
    • Type species: Campylopora australiana (F.Muell.) Tiegh., Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8(7): 547. 1902. – Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 404. 1902.
  • Notochnella Tiegh., Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8(7): 549. (Dec) 1902. – Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 198. (Dec) 1902.
    • Type species: Notochnella fascicularis (Blanco) Tiegh., Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8(7): 549. 1902. – Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 403. 1902.
  • Brackenridgea sect. Notochnella (Tiegh.) Kanis, Blumea 16(1): 43. 1968.

Overview of species

Accepted species

B. arenaria – B. australiana – B. fascicularis – B. forbesii – B. hookeri – B. madecassa – B. nitida – B. palustris – B. tetramera – B. zanguebarica

Source(s) of checklist:
List based on accepted species according to African Plants Database, as well as to Kanis (1972), Smith (1978), and Smith (1981) – see references.

Names in synonymy

Brackenridgea alboserrata – B. bussei – B. corymbosa – B. denticulata – B. ferruginea – B. foxworthyi – B. kingii – B. perakensis – B. rubescens – B. serrulata – Campylochnella angustifolia – C. arenaria – C. katangensis – C. pungens – C. roseiflora – C. thollonii – Campylopora australiana – Notochnella fascicularis – Pleuroridgea alboserrata – P. bussei – P. ferruginea – P. lastii – P. madecassa – P. tetramera – P. zanguebarica

Unresolved name

B. elegantissima

Source(s) of checklist:
Unresolved name according to Kanis (1972).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Congo, Rwanda, Zaïre. East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania. South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa Caprivi Strip, Namibia, Northern Provinces. Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. Asia-Tropical Indo-China Andaman Is., Thailand. Malesia Borneo, Malaya, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera. Papuasia New Guinea. Australasia Australia Queensland. Pacific Southwestern Pacific Fiji. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gray, A. 1853. Characters of some new genera of plants, mostly from Polynesia, in the collection of the United States Exploring Expedition, under Captain Wilkes. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 3: 48–54. BHL Reference page. 
• Gray, A. 1854. Ord. Ochnaceae. Pp. 359–363 in United States Exploring Expedition, Vol. XV: Botany, Phanerogamia, Part I. C.Sherman, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. 
• Kanis, A. 1968. A revision of the Ochnaceae of the Indo-Pacific area. Blumea 16: 1–82. PDF Reference page. 
• Tieghem, P. van. 1902. L'embryon des Ochnacées et son emploi dans la définition des genres. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle 8: 208–218. BHL Reference page. 
• Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Constitution nouvelle de la famille des Ochnacées. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 16: 181–212. BHL Reference page. 
• Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Quelques genres nouveaux d'Ochnacées. Constitution actuelle de la famille. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle 8: 371–381. BHL Reference page. 
• Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Encore quelques genres nouveaux d'Ochnacées. Tableau résumant la composition actuelle de la famille. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle 8: 543–549. BHL Reference page. 
• Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Sur les Ochnacées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 8, 16: 161–416. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kanis, A. 1972 ["1971"]. Ochnaceae. Pp. 97–119 in Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.), Flora Malesiana, Ser. I, Vol. 7(1). Noordhoff International Publishing, Leyden. BHL Reference page. 
• Kochummen, K.M. 1995. Ochnaceae. Pp. 257–270 in Soepadmo, E. & Wong, K.M. (eds.), Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak, Vol. 1. Ampang Press, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. 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. 
• Smith, A.C. 1978. A precursor to a new flora of Fiji. Allertonia 1: 331–414. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Smith, A.C. 1981. Family 81. Ochnaceae. Pp. 318–321 in Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora of Fiji. Vol. 2. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai, Hawaii. BHL Reference page. 
• Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Sétouratée, Campylosperme et Bisétaire, trois genres nouveaux d'Ochnacées. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 16: 33–47. BHL Reference page. 
• Tieghem, P. van. 1903. Nouvelles observations sur les Ochnacées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 8, 18: 1–60. BHL 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. Brackenridgea. Published online. Accessed: 26 March 2017.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Brackenridgea in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 March 26.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Campylochnella in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 March 26.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Campylopora in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 March 26.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Notochnella in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 March 26.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Pleuroridgea in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 March 26.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brackenridgea.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Brackenridgea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2017-03-26.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Brackenridgea. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 November 30. Reference page. 

• Tropicos.org 2017. Brackenridgea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 March 2017.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Brackenridgea. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 26 March 2017.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar: Brackenridgea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 March 2017.

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