Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Diporidium pulchrum (Hook.) Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 4(2): 378. 1847, nom. inval. pro syn.
  • Diporidium pulchrum (Hook.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 105. 1891.
  • Polythecium pulchrum (Hook.) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 368. 1902.

• Heterotypic
  • Ochna rehmannii Szyszył., Polypet. Discifl. Rehmann.: 28(–29). 1888. (as Ochna Rehmannii)
  • Ochna aschersoniana Schinz, Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 29(2): 61(–62). 1888. (as Ochna Aschersoniana)
  • Ochna quangensis Büttner, Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 32(1): 49(–50). 1890.
  • Diporidium quangense (Büttner) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 105. 1891.
  • Ochna hoffmannii-ottonis Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17(1–2): 78(–79). 1893. (as O. Hoffmanni Ottonis)
  • Porochna hoffmannii-ottonis (Engl.) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): (386–)387. 1902. (as P. Hoffmanni-ottonis)
  • Ochna huillensis Engl. ex Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 387. 1902, nom. inval. pro syn.
  • Porochna huillensis Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 387. 1902.
  • Ochna antunesii Engl. ex Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 387. 1902, nom. inval. pro syn. (as Ochna Antunesii)
  • Porochna antunesii Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 387(–388). 1902. (as P. Antunesii)
  • Ochna davilliflora Gilg ex Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 388. 1902, nom. inval. pro syn.
  • Porochna davilliflora Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 388. 1902.
  • Ochna brunnescens Gilg ex Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 388. 1902, nom. inval. pro syn.
  • Porochna brunnescens Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 388. 1902.
  • Porochna bifolia Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): (388–)389. 1902.
  • Ochna brunnescens (Tiegh.) Engl. & Gilg in Warb., Kunene-Sambesi-Exped.: 302(–303). 1903.
  • Ochna antunesii (Tiegh.) Engl. & Gilg in Warb., Kunene-Sambesi-Exped.: 304. 1903. (as Ochna Antunesii)
  • Polythecium rehmannii (Szyszył.) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 18(1–3): 55. 1903. (as P. Rehmannii)
  • Porochna aschersoniana (Schinz) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 18(1–3): 57. 1903. (as P. Aschersoniana)
  • Porochna quangensis (Büttner) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 18(1–3): 57. 1903.
  • Ochna pulchra f. integra Suess., Proc. & Trans. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc. 43: 88. 1951.
  • Ochna fuscescens Heine in Suess. et al., Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 1(8): 340. 1953.
  • Ochna pulchra subsp. hoffmannii-ottonis (Engl.) N.Robson, Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 36: 16(–17). 1962. (as hoffmanni-ottonis)

Primary references

• Büttner, R. 1890. Neue Arten von Guinea, dem Kongo und dem Quango. II. Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins der Provinz Brandenburg 32: 35–54. BHL Reference page. 

• Engler, A. 1893. Ochnaceae africanae. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 17: 75–82. BHL Reference page. 

• Engler, A. & Gilg, E. 1903. Ochnaceae. Pp. 302–306 in Warburg, O. (ed.), Kunene-Sambesi-Expedition. Kolonial-Wirtschaftliches Komitee, Berlin. BHL Reference page. 

• Hooker, W.J. (ed.) 1843. Icones Plantarum; or figures, with brief descriptive characters and remarks, of new or rare plants, selected from the author's herbarium. Vol. VI [= Vol. II, new series.] Tt. DI–DC. Hippolyte Baillière, London. 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. 

• Robson, N. 1962. New and little known species from the Flora Zambesiaca area. XI. Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana, Sér. 2, 36: 5–39. Online Reference page. 

• Schinz, H. 1888. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Flora von Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika und der angrenzenden Gebiete. I. Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins der Provinz Brandenburg 29: 44–64. BHL Reference page. 

• Suessenguth, K. et al. 1953. Neue Taxa, Kombinationen und Vorkommen in Süd-Afrika. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München 1(8): 333–345. BHL Reference page. 

• Szyszyłowicz, I. 1888. Polypetalae disciflorae Rehmannianae: sive, Enumeratio Linearum, Malpighiacearum, Zygophyllearum, Geraniacearum, Rutacearum, Ochnacearum, Burseracearum, Meliacearum, Olacinearum, Ilicinearum, Celastrinearum, Rhamnearum, Ampelidearum, Sapindacearum, Anacardiacearumque a cl. Dr. A. Rehmann annis 1875–1880 in Africa australi extratropica collectarum. [Preprinted or reprinted from Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Matematyczno-Przyrodniczego Akademii Umiejętności 18: 1–75.] 75 pp. Typis Universitatis Jagellonicae, Cracoviae [Kraków]. BHL Internet Archive 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. Nouvelles observations sur les Ochnacées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 8, 18: 1–60. BHL Reference page. 

• Walpers, G.G. 1845–1848. Repertorium botanices systematicae. Tomus IV. 821 pp. Sumtibus Friderici Hofmeister, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL 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. 

• Exell, A.W. & Mendonça, F.A. 1951. 46 — Ochnaceae. Pp. 283–297 in Conspectus Florae Angolensis, Vol. 1, Fasc. 2, Malvaceae–Aquifoliaceae. Ministério do Ultramar, Lisboa. Online Reference page.  (as Ochna hoffmanni-ottonis and O. pulchra)

• 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. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Ochna pulchra. Published online. Accessed 29 October 2017.

• GBIF

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ochna pulchra in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 2017-10-29.

• Hassler, M. 2018. Ochna pulchra. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World (2019). In: Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi, J., Penev L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 November 30.

• Tropicos.org 2017. Ochna pulchra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 29 October 2017.

• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Ochna pulchra. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 29 October 2017.

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