Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Ochna squarrosa L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2., 1: 731(–732). 1762.
  • Ochna lucida Lam., Encycl. [J.Lamarck & al.] 4(2): 510. 1798, nom. illeg. superfl., p.p. (quoad typum) – non Ochna lucida Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 464. 1854, nom. illeg. hom.
  • Diporidium squarrosum (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 105. 1891.
  • Discladium squarrosum (L.) Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 16(4): 125. 1902.
  • Discladium lucidum (Lam.) Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 16(4): 125. 1902, nom. illeg.
  • Pleopetalum lucidum (Lam.) Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 17(3): 99. (Mar) 1903, nom. illeg. – Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 9(3): 164. (Apr) 1903, nom. illeg.

• Heterotypic
  • Ochna nitida Thunb. ex DC., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 412, t. 2. 1811, nom. illeg. hom. – non Ochna nitida Sw., Prod.: 67. 1788.
  • Ochna moonii Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 70. 1858, excl. var. β. (as O. Moonii)
  • Ochna rufescens Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 70. 1858.
  • Ochna wightiana var. moonii (Thwaites) Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 1: 234. 1893.
  • Discladium nitidum (Thunb. ex DC.) Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 16(4): 125. 1902.
  • Diporidium rufescens (Thwaites) Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 16(4): 127. 1902.
  • Discladium planchonii Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 351. 1902. (as D. Planchoni)
  • Polythecium nitidum (Thunb. ex DC.) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): (368–)369. 1902.
  • Polythecium moonii (Thwaites) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 369. 1902. (as P. Moonii)
  • Polythecium rufescens (Thwaites) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 369. 1902.
  • Discladium microphyllum Tiegh., Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 9(3): 161(–162). 1903.
  • Discladium koenigii Tiegh., Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 9(3): 162. 1903. (as D. Kœnigi)

Primary references

• De Candolle, A.P. 1811. Monographie des Ochnacées et des Simaroubées. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 17: 398–425. BHL Reference page. 

• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars I. Pp. I–CLV, 1–374. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.] BHL Reference page. 

• Lamarck, J.-B. (ed.) 1797–1798. Encyclopédie méthodique. Botanique. Tome 4. 764 pp. H. Agasse, Paris. BHL Reference page. 

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. 

• Linnaeus, C. 1762. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I, Ed. 2. Pp. [I–XVI], 1–784. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. 

• Thwaites, G.H.K. 1858–1864. Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae: an enumeration of Ceylon plants, with descriptions of the new and little-known genera and species, observations on their habitats, uses, native names, etc. VIII+483 pp. Dulau & Co., London. BHL Reference page. 

• Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Subdivision du genre Ochne et constitution actuelle de la tribu des Ochnées. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 16: 113–128. BHL Reference page. 

• Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Sur les Ochnacées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 8, 16: 161–416. BHL Reference page. 

• Tieghem, P. van. 1903. Biramelle et Pléopétale, deux genres nouveaux d'Ochnacées. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 17: 96–100. BHL Reference page. 

• Tieghem, P. van. 1903. Quelques espèces nouvelles d'Ochnacées. (Troisième partie). Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle 9: 156–165. BHL Reference page. 

• Tieghem, P. van. 1903. Nouvelles observations sur les Ochnacées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 8, 18: 1–60. BHL Reference page. 

• Trimen, H. 1893. A hand-book to the flora of Ceylon containing descriptions of all the species of flowering plants indigenous to the island, and notes on their history, distribution, and uses. Part I. Ranunculaceae–Anacardiaceae. XVI+327 pp. Dulau & Co., London. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Ochnaceae. In Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 614–615. BHL Reference page.  (as cultivated species)

• Kanis, A. 1968. A revision of the Ochnaceae of the Indo-Pacific area. Blumea 16: 1–82. PDF Reference page. 

• Kanis, A. 1987. Ochnaceae. Pp. 245–254 in Dassanayake, M.D. & Fosberg, F.R. (eds.), A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon, Vol. VI. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. Reference page. 

• Robson, N.K.B. 1962. The author and typification of the genus Ochna. Taxon 11(2): 48–52. DOI: 10.2307/1217211 JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Ochna jabotapita. Published online. Accessed 22 October 2017.

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ochna jabotapita in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 2017-10-22.

• Tropicos.org 2017. Ochna jabotapita. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 22 October 2017.