Ochna

Ochna
Ochna serrulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Ochnaceae
Genus:	Ochna L.
Species
See text.

Ochna is a genus comprising 86 species of evergreen trees, shrubs and shrublets belonging to the family Ochnaceae. These species are native to tropical woodlands of Africa or Asia. Species of this genus are usually called Ochnas or Mickey-mouse plants, a name coming from the shape of the drupelet fruit. The name of this genus comes from Greek Ochne, a word used by Homer and meaning wild pear.

Some species, especially Ochna serrulata (bird's eye plant), are widely cultivated as a decorative plant.

Distribution

Species of this genus are found in the Old World Tropics, especially in Africa, Madagascar, the Mascarene Islands and Asia.

Selected species

• Ochna afzeli
• Ochna andamanica
• Ochna angustata
• Ochna arborea arborea - Cape plane, plane ochna
• Ochna arborea oconnorii - Transvaal plane, coolbark ochna
• Ochna awrrulata
• Ochna barbosae - sand plane, sand ochna
• Ochna beddomei
• Ochna beirensis
• Ochna brevipes
• Ochna calodendron
• Ochna chilversii
• Ochna ciliata
• Ochna crocea
• Ochna fruticulosa
• Ochna gambleoides
• Ochna glauca - blue-leaved ochna
• Ochna grandis
• Ochna harmandii
• Ochna holstii - red ironwood, red ironwood ochna
• Ochna inermis - stunted plane, boat-fruited ochna
• Ochna indica
• Ochna integerrima
• Ochna lucida
• Ochna mauritiana
• Ochna mossambicensis
• Ochna multiflora
• Ochna natalitia - Natal plane, showy ochna
• Ochna obtusata
• Ochna parviflora
• Ochna pretoriensis - Magalies plane, Magalies ochna
• Ochna pruinosa
• Ochna pulchra - peeling plane, peeling ochna
• Ochna rufescens
• Ochna serrulata (syn. O. atropurpurea, O. multiflora) - carnival ochna
• Ochna schweinfurthiana
• Ochna thomasiana (syn. O. kirkii)
• Ochna wallichii
• Ochna wightiana