Ochrosia is a genus of flowering plants, first described in 1789. It is in the family Apocynaceae,[1][2][3][4] native to Southeast Asia, Australia, and various islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[5][6]
Species[5]
Ochrosia ackeringae(Teijsm. & Binn.) Miq. – Indonesia, Philippines, Papuasia, Christmas Island
Ochrosia acuminata Trimen ex Valeton – Sulawesi
Ochrosia alyxioides Guillaumin – Vanuatu
Ochrosia apoensis Elmer – Luzon, Mindanao
Ochrosia balansae (Guillaumin) Baill. ex Guillaumin – New Caledonia
Ochrosia basistamina Hendrian – Sulawesi
Ochrosia bodenheimarum Guillaumin – Vallée de la Toutouta in New Caledonia
Ochrosia borbonicaJ.F.Gmel. – Mauritius + Réunion; naturalized in Guangdong
Ochrosia brevituba Boiteau – New Caledonia
Ochrosia brownii (Fosberg & Sachet) Lorence & Butaud – Nuku Hiva in Marquesas (extinct in the wild)
Ochrosia citrodora K.Schum. & Lauterb. – New Guinea
Ochrosia coccinea (Teijsm. & Binn.) Miq. – Maluku, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Solomon Islands; naturalized in Guangdong
Ochrosia comptaK.Schum., Hōlei – Hawaii (Maui, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi)[7]
Ochrosia ellipticaLabill. – Lord Howe Island, Queensland, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Nauru; naturalized in Guangdong + Taiwan
Ochrosia fatuhivensisFosberg & Sachet – Fatu Hiva in Marquesas but extinct[8]
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^ abcKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 163 玫瑰树属 mei gui shu shu Ochrosia Jussieu, Gen. Pl. 144. 1789.
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^Lorence, D.H.; Butaud, J.-F. (2020). "Ochrosia fatuhivensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T35043A43524478. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T35043A43524478.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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