Ochnaceae
Ochna

Ochna leptoclada Oliv.

First published in Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 318 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Congo to W. Ethiopia and S. Tropical Africa. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Congo, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1963). Flora Zambesiaca 2(1): 1-351. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I., Friis, I. & Persson, E. (2009). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 1: 1-305. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Verdcourt, B. (2005). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Ochnaceae: 1-60.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I., Friis, I. & Persson, E. (2009). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 1: 1-305. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Verdcourt, B. (2005). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Ochnaceae: 1-60.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bamps in Flore d'Afrique Centrale, Ochnaceae: 12 (1967).
  • Brenan in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 8: 234 (1953).
  • F. White, White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 251, fig. 43f (1962).
  • Gilg in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 33: 233 (1903).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 383 (1949)
  • Oliv. in Flora of Tropical Africa 1: 318 (1868).
  • Robson in Flora Zambesiaca 2: 243 (1963).
  • 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?
Aug 1, 2008 Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A. [11612] Tanzania K000612889 Yes
Aug 1, 2008 Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A. [11601] Tanzania K000612570 Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Kirk [s.n.] Malawi K000431160 Type Yes
Turner, L. [281] Sudan K001383211 Yes
Merrett, L. [2162] Zambia K001589578 Yes
Tanner, R. [1647] Tanzania K001082387 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [17555] Tanzania K001082405 Yes
Newbould, J.; Jefford, T.G. [1614] Tanzania K001082392 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; K. Vollesen; Whitehouse, C. [3648] Tanzania K001082402 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A.; Stolberger, S. [17001] Tanzania K001930180 Yes
Luke, P.A.; Stolberger, S. [Luke WRQ 16979] Tanzania K001768933 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [7809] Tanzania K:SPC-03193.000 No
Björnstad, A. [AB2204] Tanzania K001082403 Yes
K. Vollesen [MRC4754] Tanzania K001082406 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7807] Tanzania K001082411 Yes
Newbould, J.; Jefford, T.G. [2814] Tanzania K001082400 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7877] Tanzania K:SPC-03194.000 No
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14747] Tanzania K001082407 Yes
Procter, J.E.A. [286] Tanzania K001082399 Yes
Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Malawi K000431158 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7806] Tanzania K:SPC-04948.000 No
Newbould, J.; Jefford, T.G. [1706] Tanzania K001082398 Yes
Ford, J. [859A] Tanzania K001082391 Yes
Tanner, R. [5144] Tanzania K001082389 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7809] Tanzania K001082414 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7806a] Tanzania K001082418 Yes
Shabani [903] Tanzania K001082393 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7877] Tanzania K001082415 Yes
Macha, E.S. [62] Tanzania K001082404 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7807] Tanzania K:SPC-03192.000 No
Magogo, F.C.; Rose Innes, R. [RRI460] Tanzania K001082413 Yes
Siwezi, A.; Game Scout [91] Tanzania K001082395 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7877] Tanzania K001082410 Yes
Acres [144] Tanzania K001082396 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C.; Mwasumbi, L. [1975] Tanzania K001082397 Yes
Ford, J. [833] Tanzania K001082390 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7806] Tanzania K001082419 Yes
Watkins, G. [316] Tanzania K001082388 Yes
Tanner [1647] Tanzania K001082386 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.); Arasululu, S. [26148] Tanzania K001082401 Yes
Luke, Q.; Luke, P. [12821] Tanzania K001082409 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [1654] Tanzania K001082408 Yes
Malawi K000431159 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C.; Mwasumbi, L. [1975] Tanzania K001082416 Yes
Newbould, J.; Jefford, T.G. [2373] Tanzania K001082394 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7807] Tanzania K001082417 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 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/

  • 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