Ochna lanceolata

Ochna lanceolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Genus: Ochna
Species: O. lanceolata
Binomial name
Ochna lanceolata
Spreng.

Ochna lanceolata is a species of plant in the Ochnaceae family. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.[1]

It is a 8m tall plant with greyish bark and reddish blaze. Leaves are simple, alternate; lamina narrow elliptic, elliptic-lanceolate; apex acute; base acute with serrate margin. Flowers show raceme inflorescence. Fruit is a single-seeded drupe.[2][3] The tree is known as bo kera/mal kera in Sinhala language.[4]

References

  1. "Ochna lanceolata Spreng". India Biodiversity Portal.
  2. "Ochna lanceolata - OCHNACEAE". biotik.org.
  3. "Plantekey - Auroville Botanical Garden". plantekey.com.
  4. "Ayurvedic Plants of Sri Lanka: Plants Details". instituteofayurveda.org.


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