Global InformationOchna macrocalyx information
| Ochna macrocalyx | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Ochnaceae |
| Genus: | Ochna |
| Species: | O. macrocalyx
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| Binomial name | |
| Ochna macrocalyx Oliv.
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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 Ochnaceae.
It a medicinal tree in Tanzania as extracts are used to treat gastrointestinal and gynaecological ailments, it is locallty known as Nkatakwa by the Wasambaa people.[1]
- ^ Tang, Sharon (2003). Phytochemical and biochemical investigations of Ochna macrocalyx and Bupleurum fruticosum - Searching for NF-κB inhibitory compounds (Ph.D thesis). UCL (University College London).