Ochnaceae
Ochna

Ochna ovata F.Hoffm.

First published in Beitr. Fl. Centr.-Ost-Afr.: 19 (1889)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Verdcourt, B. (2005). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Ochnaceae: 1-60.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Beitr. Fl. Centr. Ost-Afr. 19 (1889).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Beentje, Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas p. 122, fig. (1994).
  • Blundell, Wild Fl. E Afr.: 83, t. 278 (1987).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 340 (1961).
  • Engl. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 272 (1895).
  • F. Hoffm., Beitr. Kenntn. Fl. Centr. Ost-Afr.: 19 (1889).
  • Gilg in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 33: 234 (1903).
  • 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).
  • Vollesen in Opera Bot. 59: 25 (1980).
  • Wimbush, Cat. Kenya Timbers: 57 (1957).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Tanner, R.E.S. [305] Tanzania K:SPC-06631.000 No
Shah, T. [TS72] Tanzania K001567174 Yes
Shah, T. [TS 71] Tanzania K001561913 Yes
Shah, T. [TS93] Tanzania K001561917 Yes
Shah, T. [TS71] Tanzania K001567193 Yes
Shah, T. [TS80] Tanzania K001567192 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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 2024. 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 2024. 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