Brackenridgea

Life-forms

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: Brackenridgea
Name

Brackenridgea A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 51. 1853. – U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 15: 361, t. 42. 1854.

Type species: Brackenridgea nitida A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 51. 1853.

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Pleuroridgea Tiegh., Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8(3): 215. 1902.
Type species: Pleuroridgea zanguebarica (Oliv.) Tiegh., Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8(3): 215. 1902.
Campylochnella Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 16(6): (182–)183. (Jun) 1902. – Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8(5): (378–)379. (Jun) 1902.
Type species: Campylochnella thollonii Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 16(6): 183. 1902. – Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8(5): 379. 1902.
Campylopora Tiegh., Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8(7): 547. (Dec) 1902. – Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 198, 404. (Dec) 1902.
Type species: Campylopora australiana (F.Muell.) Tiegh., Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8(7): 547. 1902. – Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 404. 1902.
Notochnella Tiegh., Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8(7): 549. (Dec) 1902. – Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 198. (Dec) 1902.
Type species: Notochnella fascicularis (Blanco) Tiegh., Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8(7): 549. 1902. – Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 8, 16(3–6): 403. 1902.
Brackenridgea sect. Notochnella (Tiegh.) Kanis, Blumea 16(1): 43. 1968.

Overview of species
Accepted species

B. arenaria – B. australiana – B. fascicularis – B. forbesii – B. hookeri – B. madecassa – B. nitida – B. palustris – B. tetramera – B. zanguebarica
Source(s) of checklist:
List based on accepted species according to African Plants Database, as well as to Kanis (1972), Smith (1978), and Smith (1981) – see references.
Names in synonymy

Brackenridgea alboserrata – B. bussei – B. corymbosa – B. denticulata – B. ferruginea – B. foxworthyi – B. kingii – B. perakensis – B. rubescens – B. serrulata – Campylochnella angustifolia – C. arenaria – C. katangensis – C. pungens – C. roseiflora – C. thollonii – Campylopora australiana – Notochnella fascicularis – Pleuroridgea alboserrata – P. bussei – P. ferruginea – P. lastii – P. madecassa – P. tetramera – P. zanguebarica
Unresolved name

B. elegantissima
Source(s) of checklist:
Unresolved name according to Kanis (1972).
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Burundi, Congo, Rwanda, Zaïre.
East Tropical Africa
Kenya, Tanzania.
South Tropical Africa
Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Southern Africa
Caprivi Strip, Namibia, Northern Provinces.
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar.
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Andaman Is., Thailand.
Malesia
Borneo, Malaya, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera.
Papuasia
New Guinea.
Australasia
Australia
Queensland.
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Fiji.

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

Gray, A. 1853. Characters of some new genera of plants, mostly from Polynesia, in the collection of the United States Exploring Expedition, under Captain Wilkes. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 3: 48–54. BHL Reference page.
Gray, A. 1854. Ord. Ochnaceae. Pp. 359–363 in United States Exploring Expedition, Vol. XV: Botany, Phanerogamia, Part I. C.Sherman, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page.
Kanis, A. 1968. A revision of the Ochnaceae of the Indo-Pacific area. Blumea 16: 1–82. PDF Reference page.
Tieghem, P. van. 1902. L'embryon des Ochnacées et son emploi dans la définition des genres. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle 8: 208–218. BHL Reference page.
Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Constitution nouvelle de la famille des Ochnacées. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 16: 181–212. BHL Reference page.
Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Quelques genres nouveaux d'Ochnacées. Constitution actuelle de la famille. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle 8: 371–381. BHL Reference page.
Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Encore quelques genres nouveaux d'Ochnacées. Tableau résumant la composition actuelle de la famille. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle 8: 543–549. BHL Reference page.
Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Sur les Ochnacées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 8, 16: 161–416. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Kanis, A. 1972 ["1971"]. Ochnaceae. Pp. 97–119 in Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.), Flora Malesiana, Ser. I, Vol. 7(1). Noordhoff International Publishing, Leyden. BHL Reference page.
Kochummen, K.M. 1995. Ochnaceae. Pp. 257–270 in Soepadmo, E. & Wong, K.M. (eds.), Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak, Vol. 1. Ampang Press, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Reference page.
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.
Smith, A.C. 1978. A precursor to a new flora of Fiji. Allertonia 1: 331–414. JSTOR Reference page.
Smith, A.C. 1981. Family 81. Ochnaceae. Pp. 318–321 in Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora of Fiji. Vol. 2. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai, Hawaii. BHL Reference page.
Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Sétouratée, Campylosperme et Bisétaire, trois genres nouveaux d'Ochnacées. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 16: 33–47. 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.
Verdcourt, B. 2005. Ochnaceae. In Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. 60 pp. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom. Online Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2017. Brackenridgea. Published online. Accessed: 26 March 2017.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Brackenridgea in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 March 26.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Campylochnella in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 March 26.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Campylopora in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 March 26.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Notochnella in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 March 26.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Pleuroridgea in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 March 26.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brackenridgea.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Brackenridgea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2017-03-26.
Hassler, M. 2018. Brackenridgea. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 November 30. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2017. Brackenridgea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 26 March 2017.
African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Brackenridgea. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 26 March 2017.
Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar: Brackenridgea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 26 March 2017.

Brackenridgea is a plant genus of about 10 species in the family Ochnaceae. The genus is named for the British-American botanist William Dunlop Brackenridge.[2]

Description

Brackenridgea species grow as small to medium-sized trees. The flowers are white or yellow. The fruits are drupes (pitted) and are greenish, ripening black.[2]
Distribution and habitat

Brackenridgea species grow naturally in tropical east Africa, Madagascar and Malesia.[2]
Species

As of June 2014 The Plant List recognises about 13 accepted taxa (of species and infraspecific names):[3]

Brackenridgea alboserrata (Engl.) Tiegh.
Brackenridgea arenaria (De Wild. & T.Durand) N.Robson
Brackenridgea elegantissima (Wall.) Kanis
Brackenridgea fascicularis (Blanco) Fern.-Vill.
subsp. mindanaensis (Merr.) Kanis
Brackenridgea forbesii Tiegh.
Brackenridgea hookeri (Planck) A.Gray
Brackenridgea madecassa (H. Perrier) Callm.
Brackenridgea nitida A.Gray
subsp. australiana (F.Muell.) P.O.Karis
Brackenridgea palustris Bartell.
subsp. foxworthyi (Elmer) P.O.Karis
Brackenridgea tetramera (H. Perrier) Callm.
Brackenridgea zanguebarica Oliv.

References

"genus Brackenridgea A.Gray". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
Kochummen, K. M. (1995). "Brackenridgea A.Gray". In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 259–260. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
"Brackenridgea". The Plant List. Retrieved 15 June 2014.