Ochna lanceolata
Appearance
Ochna lanceolata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Ochnaceae |
Genus: | Ochna |
Species: | O. lanceolata
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Binomial name | |
Ochna lanceolata |
Ochna lanceolata is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.[1]
It is an 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
[edit]- ^ "Ochna lanceolata Spreng". India Biodiversity Portal.
- ^ "Ochna lanceolata - OCHNACEAE". biotik.org.
- ^ "Plantekey - Auroville Botanical Garden". plantekey.com.
- ^ "Ayurvedic Plants of Sri Lanka: Plants Details". instituteofayurveda.org.
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