Ochnaceae
Ochna

Ochna macrocalyx Oliv.

First published in Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 319 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to S. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Gilg in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 33: 236 (1903).
  • Haerdi in Acta Trop. Suppl. 8: 100 (1964).
  • 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: 319 (1868)
  • Oliv. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 29: 43, t. 19 (1873).
  • Robson in Flora Zambesiaca 2: 234, t. 44, fig. A (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 Goetze, W. [335], Tanzania K000431151 Unknown type material Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Kirk, J. [s.n.], Mozambique K000431175 Unknown type material Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Waller, Mozambique K000431176 Unknown type material Yes
Robson, N.K.B. [1151], Malawi 4949.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [7495], Tanzania 4950.000 No
Robson, N.K.B. [1239], Malawi 711.000 No
Speke [s.n.], Tanzania K000431152 syntype Yes

Sources

  • 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

    • 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 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