Ochna atropurpurea

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 atropurpurea

Name

Ochna atropurpurea DC., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 412. 1811.

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Ochna jabotapita var. β. L., Sp. Pl. 1: 513. 1753.
    • Ochna squarrosa var. β. L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2., 1: (731–)732. 1762.
    • Diporidium atropurpureum (DC.) H.L.Wendl. in Bartl. & H.L.Wendl., Beitr. Bot. 2: 24(–26). 1825.
  • Heterotypic
    • Ochna mossambicensis Klotzsch in Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 88, t. 16. 1861. (as Ochna Mossambicensis)
    • Diporidium mossambicense (Klotzsch) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 105. 1891.
    • Ochna fischeri Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17(1–2): 78. 1893. (as O. Fischeri)
    • Ochna purpureocostata Engl., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C(2–3): 273. 1895. (as O. purpureo-costata)
    • Discladium mossambicense (Klotzsch) Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 16(4): 125. 1902.
    • Diporidium purpureocostatum (Engl.) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 356. 1902.
    • Polythecium fischeri (Engl.) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 368. 1902. (as P. Fischeri)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Africa
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Somalia.
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya, Tanzania.
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Mozambique, Zimbabwe.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

Note:

The name Ochna atropurpurea has also been applied to Ochna cinnabarina, O. monantha, and O. serrulata.

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