Ochnaceae
Ochna

Ochna holstii Engl.

First published in Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1894: 69 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Central Ethiopia to S. Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.85589. epublication.
  • Bamps, P. & Farron, C. (1967). Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi, Ochnaceae: 1-66. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1963). Flora Zambesiaca 2(1): 1-351. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Verdcourt, B. (2005). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Ochnaceae: 1-60.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1963). Flora Zambesiaca 2(1): 1-351. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bamps, Flore du Congo Belge, du Ruanda et du Burundi, Ochnaceae: 8 (1967).
  • Beentje, Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas p. 121 (1994).
  • Blundell, Wild Fl. E Afr.: 62, fig. 276 (1987).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 337 (1961).
  • Engl. in Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss: 69 (1894)
  • Engl. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 273 (1895).
  • Gilg in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 33: 234, 241 (1903).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 382 (1949).
  • Robson in Flora Zambesiaca 2: 240 (1963).
  • Vollesen in Fl. Ethiopia & Eritrea 2 (2): 66, fig. 69.1.4 (1995).
  • W.J. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate ed. 2: 279 (1952).
  • du Toit & Obermayer, Flora of Southern Africa 22: 5 (1976).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 8, 1998 Hafashimana, N., D.L. [662] Uganda K000545622 Yes
Dec 8, 1998 Hafashimana, N., D.L. [662] Uganda K000545621 Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Swynnerton, C.F.M. [106] Zimbabwe K000431167 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Swynnerton, C.F.M. [106] Zimbabwe K000431166 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Buchwald [350] Tanzania K000431145 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Whyte, A. [429] Malawi K000431165 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Scheffer [169] Tanzania K000431144 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Whyte, A. [430] Malawi K000431164 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Whyte, A. [430] Malawi K000431163 Type Yes
Matimele, H. [HM2650] Mozambique K001346296 Yes
Patel, H. [24] Mozambique K001417347 Yes
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614714 No
Patel, H. [13] Mozambique K001417346 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5054] Mozambique K000613434 Yes
Forest Plot [SC T002] Mozambique K001346159 Yes
Shah, T. [TS98] Tanzania K001271562 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5244] Mozambique K000613973 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5267] Mozambique K000613996 Yes
Banze, A.; Osborne, J.; Datizua, C.; Mamba, A.; Mucaleque, P.; Rachide, T.; Magido, A. (guide); Ndala, B. (guide) [AB561] Mozambique K001346730 No
Patel, H. [7256] Mozambique K000545217 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8474] Tanzania K:SPC-04947.000 No
Patel, H. [7188] Mozambique K000545150 Yes
Patel, H. [7183] Mozambique K000545146 Yes
Holst, C. [2601] Tanzania K000431146 Type Yes
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614722 No
Timberlake, J. [5098] Mozambique K000613478 Yes

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0