Ochrosia oppositifolia (Lam.) K.Schum.

First published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 156 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Seychelles to Pacific. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, China Southeast, Cocos (Keeling) Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., Jawa, Laccadive Is., Line Is., Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niue, Philippines, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hallé, N. (1983). Végétation de l'île Rurutu et additions au catalogue de la flore des îles Australes. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia 5(2): 141-150.
  • Middleton, D.J. (2007). Apocynaceae (subfamilies Rauvolfioideae and Apocynoideae). Flora Malesiana 18: 1-474. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Middleton, D.J. (2011). Flora of peninsular Malaysia, II, 2: 1-235. Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia.
  • Middleton, D.J. (2014). Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viêt-Nam 33: 1-276. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Middleton, J.D. (ed.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 13: 1-654. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Parham, B.E.V. (1971). The Vegetation of the Tokelau Islands with special reference to the plants of Nukunonu Atoll. New Zealand Journal of Botany 9: 576-609.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Welsh, S.L. (1998). Flora Societensis: 1-420. E.P.S. Inc. Utah.
  • Wester, L. (1985). Checklist of the vascular plants of the Northern Line Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 287: 1-38.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fosberg, F.R. & Sachet, M.-H. (1987). Flora of the Gilbert Island, Kiribati, Checklist. Atoll Research Bulletin 295: 1-33.
  • Hendrian (2004). Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49: 101-128.
  • Middleton, D.J. (2014). Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viêt-Nam 33: 1-276. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Morat, P. & Veillon, J.-M. (1985). Contributions à la conaissance de la végétation et de la flore de Wallis et Futuna. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia 7: 259-329.
  • Parham, B.E.V. (1971). The Vegetation of the Tokelau Islands with special reference to the plants of Nukunonu Atoll. New Zealand Journal of Botany 9: 576-609.
  • Turner, I.M., Xing, F. & Corlett, R.T. (2000). An annotated check-list of the vascular plants of the South China Sea and its shores. The Raffles bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. 8: 23-116.
  • Welsh, S.L. (1998). Flora Societensis: 1-420. E.P.S. Inc. Utah.
  • Wester, L. (1985). Checklist of the vascular plants of the Northern Line Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 287: 1-38.
  • Woodroffe, C.D. (1985). Vegetation and flora of Nui Atoll, Tuvalu. Atoll Research Bulletin 283: 1-18.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2018 Gardner, S.; Sidisunthorn, P. [ST2567] Thailand K001325045 No
Jan 1, 2018 Gardner, S.; Sidisunthorn, P. [ST2567] Thailand K001325064 No
Jan 1, 2009 Amin, R.A. [114980] Malaysia K000639020 No
Jan 1, 2009 Penyu, K. [126047] Malaysia K000639027 No
Jan 1, 2007 Wood, D. [1437] Seychelles K000197162 No
Bristol, M.L. [2234] Samoa K005621638 No
Soakai, E. [729] Tonga K005621641 No
Scarth-Johnson, V. (Mrs) [42] Tonga K005621640 No
[T. Pawee] [11] Samoa K005621636 No
Horne, J. [504] Fiji K005621657 No
Seeman, B. [316] Fiji K005621655 No
Koroiveibau, D.; ACS; JWP; PBT; D.K. [16575] Fiji K005621654 No
Christophersen, E. [2635] Samoa K005621634 No
Yuncker, T.G. [9719] Niue K005621646 No
Reillo, J. [16284] Philippines K000894203 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mueller, F.J.H. [27] Niue K000894227 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cox, P.A. [96] Samoa K005621635 No
Bristol, M.L. [2122] Samoa K005621633 No
Barclay [s.n.] Fiji K005621658 No
Parham, J.W.; Qoro, I. [13417] Fiji K005621659 No
Harvey, W.H. [s.n.] Tonga K005621642 No
Setchell, W.A.; Parks, H.E. [15274] Tonga K005621643 No
Bristol, M.L. [2454] Samoa K005621637 No
Lawrence, E. [155] Tonga K005621644 No
Guppy, H.B. [8] Cocos (Keeling) Islands K000894229 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith, A.C. [1430] Fiji K005621656 No
Whistler, W.A. [W4652] Samoa K005621632 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Tonga K005621639 No
Crosby, C.S. (Mr) [106] Tonga K005621645 No
Forster [s.n.] K000894230 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1584] Singapore Cerbera parviflora K001113518 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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