Ochna

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Genus of flowering plants

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::summary Genus of flowering plants ::

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  • Biramella Tiegh. (1903)
  • Campylochnella Tiegh. (1902)
  • Diporidium H.L.Wendl. (1825)
  • Diporochna Tiegh. (1902)
  • Discladium Tiegh. (1902)
  • Heteroporidium Tiegh. (1902)
  • Jabotapita Adans. (1763), nom. superfl.
  • Monoporidium Tiegh. (1902)
  • Ochnella Tiegh. (1902)
  • Pentochna Tiegh. (1907)
  • Philomeda Noronha ex Thouars (1806)
  • Pleodiporochna Tiegh. (1903)
  • Pleopetalum Tiegh. (1903)
  • Polyochnella Tiegh. (1902)
  • Polythecium Tiegh. (1902), nom. illeg.
  • Porochna Tiegh. (1902)
  • Proboscella Tiegh. (1903) |synonyms_ref =

Ochna is a genus comprising 79 species of evergreen trees, shrubs and shrublets belonging to the flowering plant family Ochnaceae.{{Cite journal|last1=Callmander|first1=Martin W.|last2=Phillipson|first2=Peter B.|year=2012|title= Note on the genus Ochna (Ochnaceae) in Madagascar|journal=Candollea|volume=67|issue=1|pages=142–144|doi=10.15553/c2012v671a14|s2cid=86016286 |url=https://zenodo.org/record/5789051 }} 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", 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.

Distribution

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.

Species

79 species are accepted.

References

References

  1. [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:28076-1 ''Ochna'' L.] ''[[Plants of the World Online]]''. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  2. Linnaeus C (1753) ''Sp. Pl.'' 1: 513.
  3. "Genus: Ochna". iziko museums.
  4. Bailly, Anatole. (1895). "Dictionnaire grec-français". Hachette.

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