Ochna mchanga T.Shah
, Pl. Ecol. Evol. 156(2): 195 (2023).
External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77318379-1
- Publication
- Plant Ecology and Evolution
- Collation
- 156(2): 195
- Date of Publication
- 3 May 2023
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Ochnaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Luke 13822
- Locality
- Mozambique: Cabo Delgado, Ntukwe to Kisongore, pt 441, 95 m
- Collection Date
- 15 Nov 2009
- Type Herbaria
- holotype K K000787156
isotype LMA
isotype P
isotype MO
isotype EA - Latitude
- 10° 36' 25" S
- Longitude
- 40° 19' 40" E
- Distribution Of Types
- Mozambique (South Tropical Africa, Africa)
Tanzania (East Tropical Africa, Africa)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.5091/plecevo.85589 Etymology: The specific epithet is the Swahili word for sand. This is because this species is most often found growing on sand in thickets and dry forests along the coast.