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Ochna puberula
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Photo: Mark Hyde
Ruzawi School, nr Marondera
Photo: Mark Hyde
Ruzawi School, nr Marondera
Photo: Bart Wursten
Domboshawa
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Granite ochna (English) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree. Leaves obovate to oblanceolate with numerous lateral veins; margin densely toothed. Flowers in few-flowered axillary clusters, bright yellow, very short-lived. Fruit 4-7 ovoid drupes, surrounded by the bright-red persistent sepals, often folded over the developing fruits at first. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | puberula: with minute soft short hairs |
| Habitat: | In open woodland and wooded grassland, mostly on rocky outcrops. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | ST |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 24 November 2005 |
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African Plant Database: Ochna puberulaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Ochna puberula
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ochna puberula
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Ochna puberula
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Ochna puberula
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Ochna puberula
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ochna puberula
JSTOR Plant Science: Ochna puberula
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Ochna puberula
Tropicos: Ochna puberula
West African Plants database: Ochna puberula
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