Ochnaceae
Ochna

Ochna atropurpurea DC.

First published in Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 412 (1811)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Somalia to S. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, Vietnam, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Florida, Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • Franck, A.R., Anderson, L.C., Burkhalter, J.R. & Dickman, S. (2016). Additions to the flora of Florida, U.S.A. (2010-2015). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 10: 175-190.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2012). Nova Silva Cusatlantica. Árboles natinos e introducidos de El Salvador. Parte 2: Angiospermae - Familias M a P y Pteridophyta. Englera 29-2: 1-300.
  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1966). Flora Zambesiaca 2(2): 353-653. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Franck, A.R., Anderson, L.C., Burkhalter, J.R. & Dickman, S. (2016). Additions to the flora of Florida, U.S.A. (2010-2015). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 10: 175-190.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
  • MPNS Import
  • US-FDA GSRS (2025)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Coveny, R.G. [16717] Australia K002246487 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002247536 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002247531 Yes
Compton, R.H. [29126] Eswatini K002247284 Yes
Krauss [473] South Africa K000431179 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002247533 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002247532 Yes
unknown [475] South Africa K000431177 Unknown Type Material Yes
Coveny, R.G. [16717] Australia K002246488 Yes
McBarron, E.J. [17776] Australia K002246489 Yes
Hargreaves [3351] Lesotho K002247512 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002247535 Yes
Hutton, I. [861] Australia K002246486 Yes
[G.D. Fealde] [s.n.] Sierra Leone K002247534 Yes
Hutton, I. [780] Australia K002246485 Yes
Sutherland [s.n.] South Africa K000431178 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Peters [s.n.] Mozambique Ochna mossambicensis K000431170 Type Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1013] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082636 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3123] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K001082671 Yes
Linder [3651] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082648 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [S1289] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K002246502 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [15544] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082644 Yes
Rawlins, S. [EA12069] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082658 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [2009] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082639 Yes
Mwangangi, O.M. [1297] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082619 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [1827] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K001082673 Yes
Haerdi, F. [593/o] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K002246507 Yes
Greenway [5033] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K002246505 Yes
Verdcourt [2347] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082632 Yes
Holst, C. [2840a] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K001082672 Yes
Archbold, N.E. [883] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K001082682 Yes
Tanner, R. [3172] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K001082678 Yes
Wallace, G.B. [765] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K002246509 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3262] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K001082675 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago Ochna mossambicensis K002247528 Yes
Thomas (Gebr. Denhardt) [s.n.] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082688 Yes
Adamson, J. (Mrs.); Bally, P.R.O. [B6038] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082616 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1013] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082635 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [S1333] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K002246510 Yes
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.B.; Abdisalam Sheikh Hassan [4857] Somalia Ochna mossambicensis K001383236 Yes
Tanner, R. [2229] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K001082679 Yes
van Someren (Dr.) [5970] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082633 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Griffiths, P.; Harvey, Y.B.; Paton, A.J. [3728] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K002246500 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago Ochna mossambicensis K002247527 Yes
Gillespie, J.B. [265] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082686 Yes
Sangai, G.W. [969] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082687 Yes
Magogo, F.C.; Estes, R. [1187] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082618 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [10846] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082640 Yes
Tanner, R. [3173] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K001082680 Yes
s.coll. [6351] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082655 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [s.n.] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082641 Yes
Battiscombe, E. [459] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082645 Yes
Graham, R.M. [1534] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082651 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [10846] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082656 Yes
Greenway [5143] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K002246508 Yes
Moomaw, J.C. [926] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082647 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082652 Yes
van Someren (Dr.) [1792] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082634 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9260] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082691 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [74/1218] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082654 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082659 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [19554] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082622 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3123] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K001082676 Yes
Napier, E.R. [6268] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082638 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Griffiths, P.; Harvey, Y.B.; Paton, A.J. [3728] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K002246499 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [CFH84/9] Somalia Ochna mossambicensis K001383233 Yes
Magogo, F.; Glover, P. [8] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082617 Yes
[Kasina] [76] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082674 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082657 Yes
Magogo, F.; Glover, P. [87] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082624 Yes
Boaler [623] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K002246506 Yes
Timberlake, J. [4947] Mozambique Ochna mossambicensis K000545297 Yes
Graham, R.M. [Q540] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082630 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [3647] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K001082669 Yes
Rulangaranga, Z.K.; Mbago, F.M.; Suleiman, H.O. [17] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K002246504 Yes
Bally [B8160] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082623 Yes
[H. V. Elliot] [s.n.] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082637 Yes
Tanner, R. [3172] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K001082677 Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Mc Innes (Mrs.) [B1899] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082646 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [20402] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082692 Yes
Butler, F.B. [27] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082631 Yes
Spjut, R.W.; Ensor, P.D. [2699] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082653 Yes
Robertson, S.A.; Luke, Q. [5584] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082690 Yes
Thulin, M.; Warfa, A.M. [5288] Somalia Ochna mossambicensis K001383234 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F. [24880] Somalia Ochna mossambicensis K001383235 Yes
Greenway [4127] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K001082681 Yes
Paulo, S. [103] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K002246501 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [1889] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K001082670 Yes
Smith, C.S. [s.n.] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K001082694 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [4946] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K001082683 Yes
Battiscombe, E. [71] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082628 Yes
Procter, J.E.A. [5] Tanzania Ochna mossambicensis K002246503 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Kuchar, P. [5846] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082689 Yes
Bally [B8547] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082642 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [592] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082684 Yes
Elliott, C.F. [94] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082693 Yes
Graham, R.M. [2039] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082621 Yes
Padwa, H. [A690] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082643 Yes
Robertson, S.A.; Luke, Q. [5812] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082650 Yes
Kokwaro, J.O. [3981] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082629 Yes
Bally; Smith, A.R. [B14343] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082620 Yes
Graham, R.M. [1534] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082649 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9488] Kenya Ochna mossambicensis K001082685 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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