Lophira alata

Lophira alata

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: Lophirinae
Genus: Lophira
Species: Lophira alata

Name

Lophira alata Banks ex C.F.Gaertn., Suppl. Carp.: 52(–53), t. 188, fig. 2. 1805.

• Typus: Sierra Leone; Smeathman s.n. (holotype?: TUB-002771 [fragm. ex Herb. DC.]; isotypes: BM-000798739, P-00287400, P-04833313).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Lophira africana Banks ex Loudon, Hort. Brit.: 200. 1830, nom. illeg. superfl.
  • Lophira africana sensu G.Don, Gen. Hist. 1: 814. 1831, nom. illeg. superfl., p.p., excl. descr.

• Heterotypic
  • Lophira simplex G.Don, Gen. Hist. 1: 814. 1831.
    • Typus: Sierra Leone.
  • Lophira barteri Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 15(6): 186. 1901, nom. provis. (as L. Barteri)
    • Typus: Nigeria: Brass; 1858; Barter 2085 (holotype: P-06139098; isotype: K-000431320).
  • Lophira macrophylla Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 15(6): 186. 1901, nom. provis.
    • Typus: Congo/Central African Republic: "Région de l'Oubangui"; Thollon 9 (syntypes: P-04833297, P-04833298, P-05542732).
  • Lophira spatulata Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 15(6): 187. 1901, nom. provis., p.p.
    • Typus: Cameroon: Ambas Bay; Jan 1861; Mann 708 (syntypes: K-000431319, P-00528025). – for one more syntype see Lophira lanceolata
  • Lophira thollonii Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 15(6): 187. 1901, nom. provis. (as L. Tholloni)
    • Typus: "Congo français"; 1 Feb 1887; Thollon 739 (syntypes: P-00379482, P-04833296).
  • Lophira procera A.Chev., Vég. Utiles Afrique Trop. Franç. 5: 154(–155). 1909.
    • Typus: Ivory Coast: Bouroukrou; Jan 1907; Chevalier 16120 (syntypes: P-00376519, P-04833305).
  • Lophira alata var. procera (A.Chev.) Burtt Davy in Chalk et al., For. Trees Timbers Brit. Emp. 2: 78, t. 16. 1933.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone. West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaïre. Northeast Tropical Africa Chad. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Chalk, L., Burtt Davy, J., Desch, H.E. & Hoyle, A.C. 1933. Twenty West African timber trees. (Forest trees and timbers of the British Empire 2.) 108 pp. Clarendon Press, Oxford. Reference page. 
• Chevalier, A. 1909. Les végétaux utiles de l'Afrique tropicale française. Fasc. 5: Première étude sur les bois de la Côte d'Ivoire. 314 pp. A. Challamel, Paris. Internet Archive Reference page. 
• Don, G. 1831. A general history of the dichlamydeous plants, comprising complete descriptions of the different orders; ...; the whole arranged according to the natural system. Vol. I.—Thalamiflorae. XXVIII+818 pp. J.G. and F. Rivington, et al., London. BHL Reference page. 
• Gaertner, C.F. 1806–1807. II Centuria Supplementum Carpologicae seu continuati operis Josephi Gaertner de fructibus et seminibus plantarum. pp. 129–256. C.F.E. Richter, [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. 
• Loudon, J.C. 1830. Loudon's Hortus britannicus. A catalogue of all the plants indigenous, cultivated in, or introduced to Britain. XXIV+576 pp. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, London. BHL Reference page. 
• Tieghem, P. van. 1901. Sur le genre Lophire considéré comme type d'une famille distincte, les Lophiracées. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 15: 169–194. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. 1954. 63. Ochnaceae. Pp. 221–232 in Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol. 1(1), 2^nd ed. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. Reference page. 
• Keay, R.W.J. 1954 ["1953"]. Revision of the "Flora of West Tropical Africa." – V. Kew Bulletin 8(4): 487–492. DOI: 10.2307/4117351 . Reference page. 
• Yédomonhan, H. 2006. Ochnaceae DC. Pp. 828–832 in Akoègninou, A., Van der Burg, W.J. & Van der Maesen, L.J.G. (chief eds.), Flore analytique du Bénin. Backhuys Publishers, Cotonou & Wageningen. ISBN 90-5782-181-8. Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Lophira alata. Published online. Accessed: 31 January 2019.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Lophira alata.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lophira alata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019-01-31.
• Hassler, M. 2019. Lophira alata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 January 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 22800469. 31. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: January 2019 22800469.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Lophira alata. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 31 January 2019.

Note:

The names Lophira africana and Lophira alata have also been applied to Lophira lanceolata.

Vernacular names

مصرى: لوفيرا اتا
dansk: Jerntræ
suomi: Siipibongossipuu
français: Azobé
Hausa: Kujeme
日本語: ボンゴシ
lingála: Bokole
русский: Лофира крылатая

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