Ochna confusa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Ochnaceae
Subfamilia: Ochnoideae
Tribus: Ochneae
Subtribus: Ochninae
Genus: Ochna
Species: Ochna confusa

Name

Ochna confusa Burtt Davy & Greenway in Burtt Davy, Man. Pl. Transvaal 1: 238(–239). 1926.

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Ochna confusa Burtt Davy & Greenway, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926(6): 239. 1926, isonym

• Misapplied names
  • Ochna leptoclada sensu E.Phillips, Bothalia 1(2): 94. 1922, p.p. (quoad specim. Transvaal) – non Ochna leptoclada Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 318. 1868.
  • Ochna gracilipes sensu Brenan, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8(3): 234. 1953. – non Ochna gracilipes Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 1(1): 121. 1896.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania, South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa Northern Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Burtt-Davy, J. 1926. A manual of the flowering plants and ferns of the Transvaal with Swaziland, South Africa. Part I: Pteridophyta to Bombacaceae. Pp. 1–271, fig. 1–40. Longmans, Green and Co., London. Reference page. 
• Burtt Davy, J. & Greenway, P.J. 1926. 1132. Ochna confusa. P. 239 in Decades Kewenses. Plantarum Novarum in Herbario Horti Regii Conservatorum. Decas CXIV. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) 1926(6): 238–245. JSTOR Reference page. 

Additional references

• Du Toit, P.C.V. & Obermeyer, A.A. 1976. Ochnaceae. Pp. 1–13 in Ross, J.H. (ed.), Flora of Southern Africa, Vol. 22. Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture Technical Services, Pretoria, ISBN 0-621-02870-3. Reference page. 
• Robson, N.K.B. 1963. 44. Ochnaceae. Pp. 224–262 in Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.), Flora Zambesiaca, Vol. 2, part 1. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. Online Reference page. 
• Verdcourt, B. 2005. Ochnaceae. In Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. 60 pp. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom. Online Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Ochna confusa. Published online. Accessed: 06 October 2017.

• Tropicos.org 2017. Ochna confusa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 October 2017.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Ochna confusa. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 06 October 2017.