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Ochna lanceolata

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Ochna lanceolata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Genus: Ochna
Species:
O. lanceolata
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

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  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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