Ochna pulchra

Ochna pulchra

Ochna pulchra

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 pulchra

Name

Ochna pulchra Hook., Icon. Pl. 6: [1], t. 588. 1843. (as Ochna (Diporidium) pulchrum)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Diporidium pulchrum (Hook.) Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 4(2): 378. 1847, nom. inval. pro syn.
  • Diporidium pulchrum (Hook.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 105. 1891.
  • Polythecium pulchrum (Hook.) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 368. 1902.

• Heterotypic
  • Ochna rehmannii Szyszył., Polypet. Discifl. Rehmann.: 28(–29). 1888. (as Ochna Rehmannii)
  • Ochna aschersoniana Schinz, Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 29(2): 61(–62). 1888. (as Ochna Aschersoniana)
  • Ochna quangensis Büttner, Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 32(1): 49(–50). 1890.
  • Diporidium quangense (Büttner) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 105. 1891.
  • Ochna hoffmannii-ottonis Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17(1–2): 78(–79). 1893. (as O. Hoffmanni Ottonis)
  • Porochna hoffmannii-ottonis (Engl.) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): (386–)387. 1902. (as P. Hoffmanni-ottonis)
  • Ochna huillensis Engl. ex Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 387. 1902, nom. inval. pro syn.
  • Porochna huillensis Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 387. 1902.
  • Ochna antunesii Engl. ex Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 387. 1902, nom. inval. pro syn. (as Ochna Antunesii)
  • Porochna antunesii Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 387(–388). 1902. (as P. Antunesii)
  • Ochna davilliflora Gilg ex Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 388. 1902, nom. inval. pro syn.
  • Porochna davilliflora Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 388. 1902.
  • Ochna brunnescens Gilg ex Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 388. 1902, nom. inval. pro syn.
  • Porochna brunnescens Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 388. 1902.
  • Porochna bifolia Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): (388–)389. 1902.
  • Ochna brunnescens (Tiegh.) Engl. & Gilg in Warb., Kunene-Sambesi-Exped.: 302(–303). 1903.
  • Ochna antunesii (Tiegh.) Engl. & Gilg in Warb., Kunene-Sambesi-Exped.: 304. 1903. (as Ochna Antunesii)
  • Polythecium rehmannii (Szyszył.) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 18(1–3): 55. 1903. (as P. Rehmannii)
  • Porochna aschersoniana (Schinz) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 18(1–3): 57. 1903. (as P. Aschersoniana)
  • Porochna quangensis (Büttner) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 18(1–3): 57. 1903.
  • Ochna pulchra f. integra Suess., Proc. & Trans. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc. 43: 88. 1951.
  • Ochna fuscescens Heine in Suess. et al., Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 1(8): 340. 1953.
  • Ochna pulchra subsp. hoffmannii-ottonis (Engl.) N.Robson, Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 36: 16(–17). 1962. (as hoffmanni-ottonis)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Congo, Gabon, Zaïre. South Tropical Africa Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Namibia, Northern Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J. (ed.) 1843. Icones Plantarum; or figures, with brief descriptive characters and remarks, of new or rare plants, selected from the author's herbarium. Vol. VI [= Vol. II, new series.] Tt. DI–DC. Hippolyte Baillière, London. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Büttner, R. 1890. Neue Arten von Guinea, dem Kongo und dem Quango. II. Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins der Provinz Brandenburg 32: 35–54. BHL Reference page. 
• Engler, A. 1893. Ochnaceae africanae. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 17: 75–82. 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. 
• 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. 
• Robson, N. 1962. New and little known species from the Flora Zambesiaca area. XI. Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana, Sér. 2, 36: 5–39. Online Reference page. 
• Schinz, H. 1888. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Flora von Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika und der angrenzenden Gebiete. I. Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins der Provinz Brandenburg 29: 44–64. BHL Reference page. 
• Suessenguth, K. et al. 1953. Neue Taxa, Kombinationen und Vorkommen in Süd-Afrika. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München 1(8): 333–345. BHL Reference page. 
• Szyszyłowicz, I. 1888. Polypetalae disciflorae Rehmannianae: sive, Enumeratio Linearum, Malpighiacearum, Zygophyllearum, Geraniacearum, Rutacearum, Ochnacearum, Burseracearum, Meliacearum, Olacinearum, Ilicinearum, Celastrinearum, Rhamnearum, Ampelidearum, Sapindacearum, Anacardiacearumque a cl. Dr. A. Rehmann annis 1875–1880 in Africa australi extratropica collectarum. [Preprinted or reprinted from Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Matematyczno-Przyrodniczego Akademii Umiejętności 18: 1–75.] 75 pp. Typis Universitatis Jagellonicae, Cracoviae [Kraków]. BHL Internet Archive 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. Nouvelles observations sur les Ochnacées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 8, 18: 1–60. BHL Reference page. 
• Walpers, G.G. 1845–1848. Repertorium Botanices Systematicae. Tomus IV. 821 pp. Sumtibus Friderici Hofmeister, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL 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. 
• 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 hoffmanni-ottonis and O. pulchra)
• 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. 2017. Ochna pulchra. Published online. Accessed: 29 October 2017.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ochna pulchra.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ochna pulchra in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2017-10-29.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Ochna pulchra. 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 22800418. 29. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: October 2017 22800418.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Ochna pulchra. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 29 October 2017.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Lekkerbreek
English: Peeling plane, Peeling ochna, Peeling-bark ochna
Sesotho sa Leboa: Monamane
Setswana: Monyêlênyêlê, Mohuruswa?
Xitsonga: Nzololo
Tshivenda: Tshijhojhonya, Murambo

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