Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Ochna nitida Sw., Prodr.: 67. 1788. – non Ochna nitida Thunb. ex DC., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 412. 1811, nom. illeg.

• Homotypic
  • Gomphia nitida (Sw.) Vahl, Symb. Bot. 2: 49. 1791.
  • Trichouratea nitida (Sw.) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 235. 1902.

• Heterotypic
  • Ouratea cubensis Urb., Symb. Antill. 1(2): 362(–363). 1899.
  • Ouratea panamica Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 263. 1902.

• Misapplied names
  • Gomphia acuminata sensu A.Rich. in Sagra, Hist. Phys. Cuba, Pl. Vasc.: 338(–339). 1846. – non Gomphia acuminata DC., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 419. 1811.

Primary references

• Engler, A. 1876. Ochnaceae, Anacardiaceae, Sabiaceae, Rhizophoraceae. Cols. 297–432, tt. 62–91 in Martius, C.F.P. de (†) & Eichler, A.G. (eds.), Flora Brasiliensis. Enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum quas suis aliorumque botanicorum studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas, Vol. XII, pars II. Fasc. LXXI. Frid. Fleischer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. 

• Swartz, O. 1788. Nova genera & species plantarum seu Prodromus descriptionum vegetabilium, maximam partem incognitorum quae sub itinere in Indiam Occidentalem annis 1783–87 digessit Olof Swartz. M. D. X+152 pp., index. M.Swederi, Holmiae [Stockholm] etc. BHL Reference page. 

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

• Urban, I. 1899. Ochnaceae. In Species novae, praesertim portoricenses. Pp. 362–365 in Symbolae Antillanae seu Fundamenta florae Indiae Occidentalis, Vol. I. Fratres Borntraeger, Berolini [Berlin]; Paul Klincksieck, Parisiis [Paris]; Williams & Norgate, Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. 

• Vahl, M. 1791. Symbolae botanicae, sive plantarum, tam earum, quas in itinere, imprimis orientali, collegit Petrus Forskål, quam aliarum, recentius detectarum, exactiores descriptiones, nec non observationes circa quasdam plantas dudum cognitas. Pars 2. 108 pp., tt. 26–50. Nicolaus Möller & fil., Hauniae [Copenhagen]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Berazaín Iturralde, R. 2006. Notes on the taxonomy and distribution of the Ochnaceae in the Greater Antilles. Willdenowia 36: 455–461. PDF DOI: 10.3372/wi.36.36143 . JSTOR Reference page. 

• Morales, J.F. 2007. Ochnaceae. Pp. 805–813 in Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.), Manual de plantas de Costa Rica, Vol. VI, Dicotiledóneas (Haloragaceae–Phytolaccaceae). Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. ISBN 978-1-930723-60-3. Reference page. 

• Richard, A. 1841–1846. Ochnaceae. Pp. 336–341 in Botanique. – Plantes vasculaires. In Sagra, R. de la (ed.) Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. BHL Reference page.  (as Gomphia acuminata)

• Sastre, C. & Offroy, B. 2016. Révision nomenclaturale des binômes du genre néotropical Ouratea Aublet (Ochnaceae) décrits par Van Tieghem. Adansonia, série 3, 38: 55–98. DOI: 10.5252/a2016n1a5 PDF Reference page. 

• Standley, P.C. & Williams, L.O. 1961. Ochnaceae. In Flora of Guatemala – Part VII, Number 1. Fieldiana: Botany 24(7/1): 10–16. BHL Reference page. 

• Stein, B.A. 2001. Ochnaceae DC. Pp. 1596–1600 in Stevens, W.D., Ulloa Ulloa, C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (eds.), Flora de Nicaragua, Vol. 2, Angiospermas (Fabaceae–Oxalidaceae). (Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85). Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. Online Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Ouratea nitida. Published online. Accessed 26 June 2017.

• Tropicos.org 2017. Ouratea nitida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 26 June 2017.

• Tropicos.org: Flora Mesoamericana: Ouratea nitida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on internet. Accessed: 26 June 2017.