Ochna[2] is a genus comprising 79 species of evergreen trees, shrubs and shrublets belonging to the flowering plant family Ochnaceae.[1] These species are native to tropical woodlands of Africa, Madagascar, the Mascarenes and Asia.[3][4] Species of this genus are usually called ochnas, bird's-eye bushes or Mickey-mouse plants, a name derived from the shape of the drupelet fruit. The name of this genus comes from the Greek word ὄχνη (ókhnē), used by Theocritus and meaning "wild pear",[5] as the leaves are similar in appearance. Some species, including Ochna integerrima (yellow Mai flower) and O. serrulata (bird's eye plant), are cultivated as decorative plants.
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^Linnaeus C (1753) Sp. Pl. 1: 513.
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Ochna integerrima, popularly called yellow Mai flower (Vietnamese: mai vàng, hoa mai, hoàng mai in southern Vietnam, although in the north, mai usually...
Ochna serrulata (commonly known as the small-leaved plane, carnival ochna, bird's eye bush, Mickey mouse plant or Mickey Mouse bush due to the plant's...
Ochna obtusata is a woody shrub or a small tree with glossy leaves. It has attractive yellow flowers, followed by seeds surrounded by bright red sepals...
Ochna lanceolata is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. It is an 8m tall plant with greyish bark and reddish...
Ochna beirensis is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae. It is endemic to Mozambique. Darbyshire, I.; Burrows, J.E.; Alves, M.T.; Chelene, I.; Datizua...
Ochna membranacea is a shrub or small sized tree with yellow petals surrounded by red sepals belonging to the family Ochnaceae. A shrub or tree, the species...
Ochna rhizomatosa is a subshrub or shrub belonging to the family Ochnaceae, it is commonly found in West African savannah woodlands, from Guinea eastwards...
Elaeocarpus integrifolius is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is found only in Mauritius. Its natural habitat is subtropical...
Ochna macrocalyx is a species that grows as a subshrub, shrub or small tree with yellow flowers arranged in axillary racemes and belonging to the family...
Ochna holstii is an evergreen medium to large sized tree belonging to the family Ochnaceae. Ochna holstii mostly grows as a tree but occasionally grows...
Ochna pulchra, also known as Lekkerbreek (Afrikaans 'breaking easily', i.e. 'brittle'), is a small deciduous southern African tree up to 5 m, commonly...
Ochna angustata is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae. It is endemic to Mozambique. Darbyshire, I.; Rokni, S. (2019). "Ochna angustata". IUCN Red...
Ochna schweinfurthiana is a shrub or small tree belonging to the family Ochnaceae. It is represented in open deciduous woodlands in Tropical Africa. A...
Ochna puberula is a shrub or small sized tree with bright yellow petals that are surrounded by green sepals that turn red during fruiting. It belongs...
Ochna kirkii is a shrub or small sized tree with greyish bark, belonging to the family Ochnaceae. Native to East Africa, the plant has been introduced...
compound fruit, as in Rubus, but they may become widely separated, as in Ochna. druse A globular mass of calcium oxalate crystals, usually with the crystals...
Oliv. indigenous Genus Ochna: Ochna arborea Burch. ex DC. indigenous Ochna arborea Burch. ex DC. var. arborea, indigenous Ochna arborea Burch. ex DC. var...
Flight period is from October to June. Larvae feed on Ochna arborea, Ochna natalitia, and Ochna serrulata. Notes on the biology of karkloof are provided...
well as four genera closely related to the family (Dillenia, Curatella, Ochna, and Quassia). Bentham and Hooker’s Genera Plantarum, almost a century later...
Vietnamese name is mai or mơ (although mai vàng refers to a different plant, Ochna integerrima, in southern Vietnam).[citation needed] Ornamental tree varieties...
family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa. The larvae feed on Ochna pulchra. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Afrotropical Gracillariidae...
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