Lophira

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: Lophirinae
Genus: Lophira
Name

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

Type species: Lophira alata Banks ex C.F.Gaertn., Suppl. Carp.: 52. 1805.

Overview of species
Accepted species

L. alata – L. lanceolata
Source(s) of checklist:
List based on accepted species according to African Plants Database – see references.
Names in synonymy

L. africana – L. barteri – L. macrophylla – L. procera – L. simplex – L. spatulata – L. thollonii
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin, Burkina, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaïre.
Northeast Tropical Africa
Chad, Sudan.
East Tropical Africa
Uganda.

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

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.

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), 2nd 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: 487–492. JSTOR 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.
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.
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.

Lophira is a genus of plants in the family Ochnaceae. Almost every part of Lophira (bark, root bark, leaves, and leafy shoots) is used for various medicinal purposes.

Species include:

Lophira alata Banks ex C.F.Gaertn.
Lophira lanceolata Tiegh. ex Keay

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Lophira. Published online. Accessed: 30 January 2019.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Lophira in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2019 January 30.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Lophira.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lophira in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019-01-30.
Hassler, M. 2019. Lophira. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2019 January 30. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Lophira. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 30 January 2019.
African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Lophira. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 30 January 2019.