Ochnaceae
Ochna

Ochna kirkii Oliv.

First published in Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 317 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Tanzania to NE. Mozambique. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania

Introduced into:

Seychelles

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Castle, G.E. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. Orstom Editions.
  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1963). Flora Zambesiaca 2(1): 1-351. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Verdcourt, B. (2005). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Ochnaceae: 1-60.
  • Welsh, S.L. (1998). Flora Societensis: 1-420. E.P.S. Inc. Utah.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Castle, G.E. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. Orstom Editions.
  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1963). Flora Zambesiaca 2(1): 1-351. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Beentje, Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas p. 122 (1994).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 384 (1949).
  • Oliv. in Flora of Tropical Africa 1: 317 (1868).
  • Robson in Flora Zambesiaca 2: 232 (1963).
  • Sim, For. Fl. Port. E Afr.: 28 (1909).
  • Vollesen in Opera Bot. 59: 25 (1980).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1960 Kirk, Mozambique K000431173 Unknown type material Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Kirk [s.n.], Mozambique K000431174 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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 2023. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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