Ochnaceae
Ochna

Ochna thomasiana Engl. & Gilg

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 245 (1903)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Somalia to E. Tanzania (incl. Zanzibar, Pemba). It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania

Introduced into:

Hawaii, Society Is., Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds.) (2012). Records of the Hawaii biological survey for 2011. Part II: plants. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 113: 1-102.
  • Florence, J. (2004). Flore de la Polynésie Française 2: 1-503. IRD editions, Paris.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Verdcourt, B. (2005). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Ochnaceae: 1-60.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds.) (2012). Records of the Hawaii biological survey for 2011. Part II: plants. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 113: 1-102.
  • Florence, J. (2004). Flore de la Polynésie Française 2: 1-503. IRD editions, Paris.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by P. Cuccuini [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Burkill HM. (1995). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols. 1-3. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols 1-3.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Beentje, Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas p. 123 (1994).
  • Blundell, Wild Fl. E Afr.: 63, t. 442 (1987).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 341 (1961).
  • Eng. & Gilg in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 33: 245 (1903).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 385 (1949).
  • R. O. Williams, Useful and Ornamental Plants in Zanzibar and Pemba p. 382 (1949).
  • Thulin, Fl. Som. 1: 241 (1993).
  • 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?
Magogo, F.; Glover, P. [425] Kenya K001082766 Yes
Magogo, F.C.; Estes, R. [1155] Kenya K001082768 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Gillett, J.B.; Kanuri; Chomba, W. (Miss) [14614] Kenya K001082763 Yes
Elliot, C.W. [1546] Kenya K001082743 Yes
Medley, K. [395] Kenya K001082753 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M.; Julin, H. [25084] Somalia K001383238 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3871] Kenya K001082773 Yes
Procter [4279] Seychelles K002247126 Yes
Archbold, M.E. (Miss) [3242] Tanzania K001082784 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Brenan, J.H.; Chomba, W. (Miss); Kanuri [14504] Kenya K001082770 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [3291] Tanzania K001082785 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [3923A] Kenya K001082778 Yes
Robertson, S.A. (Mrs); Luke, Q. [5317] Kenya K001082755 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9677] Kenya K001082777 Yes
Robertson, S.A. (Mrs) [3725] Kenya K001082738 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3871] Kenya K001082772 Yes
Abdulla, M. [3859] Kenya K001082756 Yes
Magogo, F.C.; Estes, R. [1232] Kenya K001082767 Yes
Robertson, S.A. (Mrs); Luke, Q. [5631] Kenya K001082760 Yes
Elliot, C.W. [1546] Kenya K001082742 Yes
Tweedie [3152] Kenya K001082749 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya K001082751 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002247550 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4154] Kenya K001082776 Yes
Greenway [2690] K001082800 Yes
Rawlins, S.P. [263] Kenya K001082758 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9637] Kenya K001082771 Yes
Abdullah, M. [FD3348] Kenya K001082757 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [1185] Tanzania K001082792 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002247552 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [3831] Tanzania K001082788 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Brenan, J.H.; Gillett, J.B.; others [14614] Kenya K001082764 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [10445] Kenya K001082744 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002246483 Yes
Tanner, R. [3168] Tanzania K001082780 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; et al. [14504] Kenya K001082769 Yes
Thomas [192] Kenya K000431148 Type Yes
Holst, C. [3071] Tanzania K000431149 Isosyntype Yes
Greenway [2663] Tanzania K001082791 Yes
Tanner, R. [3511] Tanzania K001082786 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [2736] Tanzania K001082794 Yes
Tanner, R.E.S. [5] Tanzania K001082783 Yes
Vollesen, K.B. [MRC2836] Tanzania K001082789 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001082752 Yes
Gardner, H.M. [1428] Kenya K001082750 Yes
Magogo, F.; Glover, P. [12] Kenya K001082762 Yes
Musyoki, B.M.; Hansen, O.J. [967] Kenya K001082739 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; et al. [14614] Kenya K001082774 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [2409] Tanzania K001082796 Yes
Mgaza, C.D. [Mzaza69] Tanzania K001082782 Yes
Gillespie, J.B. [407] Kenya K001082759 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [2764] Tanzania K001082790 Yes
Moggi, G.; Bavazzano, R. [1500] Somalia K001383240 Yes
Gardner, H.M. [1428] Kenya K001082737 Yes
Kirk [1] Tanzania K001082797 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M.; Julin, H. [25303] Somalia K001383239 Yes
Jeffery, G.M. [K397] Kenya K001082748 Yes
Willemse, R.H. [24] Kenya K001082746 Yes
Gisau [27] Kenya K001082747 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [CFH571/1] Somalia K001383237 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [852A] K001082799 Yes
Tanner, R. [3168] Tanzania K001082781 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4154] Kenya K001082775 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002246392 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [1247] Tanzania K001082795 Yes
Perdue, R.E.; Kibuwa, S.P. [10018] Kenya K001082740 Yes
Williams, J.G. [74/20] Kenya K001082779 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002247547 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B1903] Kenya K001082745 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [1145] Tanzania K001082793 Yes
Elliot, C.W. [1379] Kenya K001082741 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001082798 Yes
Tanner, R. [3385] Tanzania K001082787 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Rawlins, S.P. [9477] Kenya K001082754 Yes
Magogo, F.; Glover, P. [752] Kenya K001082765 Yes

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    • Flora of Somalia
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

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

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