Ochnaceae

Ochnaceae
Sauvagesia erecta from southern Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Ochnaceae DC.
Genera
See Subdivisions

The family Ochnaceae, or wild plane family, comprises mainly trees or shrubs, and more rarely herbaceous plants. Species of the Ochnaceae are found from subtropical to tropical regions. They are best represented in South America. The family has about 53 genera and 600 species.

Members of the Ochnaceae all have evergreen petiolate leaves, which are sometimes leathery (found at the genus Ochna). The leaves are most often simple and alternate, but can be racemose, paniculate or more rarely pinnate. Pinnate leaves are typical of Godoya.

These species are hermaphrodite.

Subdivisions

Subfamily Ochnoideae

This subfamily is characterized by the absence of endosperm in the seed.

Tribe Elvasieae

Elvasia (also Hostmannia, Trichovaselia or Vaselia)

Tribe Lophireae (sometimes stands alone as family Lophiraceae)

Lophira

Tribe Ochneae

Ochna (also Diporidium)

Tribe Ourateeae

Ouratea (also Kaieteuria)

Subfamily Luxemburgoideae

This subfamily is characterized by the presence of endosperm in the seed.

Tribe Euthemideae

Euthemis

Gomphia (also Campylospermum, Idertia, Rhabdophyllum)

Tribe Luxernburgieae

Godoya

Luxemburgia (also Charidion, Hilairella, Epiblepharis, Periblepharis, Plectanthera)

Philacra

Sauvagesia (also Neckia, Leitgebia, Lavradia, Pentaspatella, Roraimanthus, Vausagesia ) - Sauvagesia. This genus is sometimes erected to tribe Sauvagesieae.

Schuurmansia

Wallacea

Other genera

Adenarake

Blastemanthus

Brackenridgea (also Pleuroridgea)

Cespedesia (also Fournieria)

Fleurydora

Froesia (formerly recognized in the Quiinaceae)

Godoya

Indosinia (also Distephania or Indovethia)

Lacunaria (formerly recognized in the Quiinaceae)

Lophira

Medusagyne (formerly recognized in the Medusagynaceae)

Krukoviella (also Planchonella)

Perissocarpa

Poecilandra

Quiina (formerly recognized in the Quiinaceae)

Rhytidanthera

Schuurmansia

Schuurmansiella

Sinia

Testulea

Touroulia (formerly recognized in the Quiinaceae)

Tyleria (also Adenanthe)

Taxonomy note

This the following families are treated as synonyms of Ochnaceae:

• Euthemidaceae Van Tiegh.
• Lophiraceae Endl.
• Luxemburgiaceae Van Tiegh.
• Sauvagesiaceae Dum.
• Simabaceae Horan. (p.p.)
• Wallaceaceae Van Tiegh.

The following families are excluded from Ochnaceae:

• Diegodendraceae
• Strasburgeriaceae

External links

• Ochnaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. http://delta-intkey.com

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