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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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Ochnaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ochnoideae |
| Tribe: | Ochneae |
| Subtribe: | Ochninae |
| Genus: | Ochna L., 1753 |
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Distribution edit
Species of this genus are found in the Old World Tropics, in sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, the Mascarene Islands, Arabian Peninsula, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, and southeastern China.[1]
Species edit
79 species are accepted.[1]
- Ochna afzelii R.Br. ex Oliv.
- Ochna afzelioides N.Robson
- Ochna andravinensis Baill.
- Ochna angustata N.Robson
- Ochna apetala Verdc.
- Ochna arborea Burch. ex DC.
- Ochna atropurpurea DC.
- Ochna bakeriana Kuntze
- Ochna barbertonensis T.Shah
- Ochna barbosae N.Robson – sand plane, sand ochna
- Ochna baronii (Tiegh.) Callm. & Phillipson
- Ochna beirensis N.Robson
- Ochna boiviniana Baill.
- Ochna bracteosa Robyns & Lawalrée
- Ochna braunii Sleumer
- Ochna calodendron Gilg & Mildbr.
- Ochna ciliata Lam.
- Ochna cinnabarina Engl. & Gilg
- Ochna citrina Gilg
- Ochna comorensis Baill.
- Ochna confusa Burtt Davy & Greenway
- Ochna cyanophylla N.Robson
- Ochna dolicharthros F.M.Crawford & I.Darbysh.
- Ochna gamblei King ex Brandis
- Ochna gambleoides N.Robson
- Ochna gamostigmata Du Toit
- Ochna glauca I.Verd. - blue–leaved ochna
- Ochna hackarsii Robyns & Lawalrée
- Ochna hiernii (Tiegh.) Exell
- Ochna holstii Engl. – red ironwood, red ironwood ochna
- Ochna holtzii Gilg
- Ochna humblotiana Baill.
- Ochna inermis (Forssk.) Schweinf. – stunted plane, boat-fruited ochna
- Ochna insculpta Sleumer
- Ochna integerrima (Lour.) Merr. – yellow Mai flower (for Tet in southern Vietnam)
- Ochna jabotapita L.
- Ochna katangensis De Wild.
- Ochna kirkii Oliv.
- Ochna lanceolata Spreng.
- Ochna latisepala (Tiegh.) Bamps
- Ochna leptoclada Oliv.
- Ochna leucophloeos Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Ochna louvelii (H.Perrier) Callm. & Phillipson – besarandrana, menahy
- Ochna macrantha Baker
- Ochna macrocalyx Oliv.
- Ochna madagascariensis DC.
- Ochna maguirei K.Balkwill
- Ochna manikensis De Wild.
- Ochna mauritiana Lam.
- Ochna membranacea Oliv.
- Ochna micrantha Schweinf. & Gilg
- Ochna multiflora DC.
- Ochna natalitia (Meisn.) Walp. – Natal plane, showy ochna
- Ochna obtusata DC.
- Ochna ovata F.Hoffm.
- Ochna oxyphylla N.Robson
- Ochna pervilleana Baill.
- Ochna polyarthra Verdc.
- Ochna polycarpa Baker
- Ochna polyneura Gilg
- Ochna pretoriensis E.Phillips – Magalies plane, Magalies ochna
- Ochna pseudoprocera Sleumer
- Ochna puberula N.Robson
- Ochna pulchra Hook. – peeling plane, peeling ochna
- Ochna pumila Buch.-Ham. ex DC.
- Ochna pygmaea Hiern
- Ochna rhizomatosa (Tiegh.) Keay
- Ochna richardsiae N.Robson
- Ochna rovumensis Gilg
- Ochna sambiranensis Callm. & Phillipson
- Ochna schliebenii Sleumer
- Ochna schweinfurthiana F.Hoffm.
- Ochna serrulata (Hochst.) Walp. (syns. O. atropurpurea, O. multiflora) – carnival ochna, Mickey mouse bush
- Ochna staudtii Gilg
- Ochna stolzii Gilg
- Ochna thomasiana Engl. & Gilg
- Ochna thouvenotii (H.Perrier) Callm. & Phillipson
- Ochna vaccinoides Baker
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Ochna L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Linnaeus C (1753) Sp. Pl. 1: 513.
- ^ "Genus: Ochna". biodiversity explorer. iziko museums. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ Callmander, Martin W.; Phillipson, Peter B. (2012). "Note on the genus Ochna (Ochnaceae) in Madagascar". Candollea. 67 (1): 142–144. doi:10.15553/c2012v671a14. S2CID 86016286.
- ^ Bailly, Anatole (1895). Dictionnaire grec-français [Greek-French Dictionary] (in French). Paris: Hachette.
External links edit
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