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Ochrosia
''Ochrosia'' is a genus of flowering plants, first described in 1789. It is in the family Apocynaceae, native to Southeast Asia, Australia, and various islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Species Species in the genus include: # '' Ochrosia ackeringae'' – Indonesia, Philippines, Papuasia, Christmas Island # '' Ochrosia acuminata'' Trimen ex Valeton – Sulawesi # '' Ochrosia alyxioides'' Guillaumin – Vanuatu # '' Ochrosia apoensis'' Elmer – Luzon, Mindanao # '' Ochrosia balansae'' (Guillaumin) Baill. ex Guillaumin – New Caledonia # '' Ochrosia basistamina'' Hendrian – Sulawesi # '' Ochrosia bodenheimarum'' Guillaumin – Vallée de la Toutouta in New Caledonia # '' Ochrosia borbonica'' – Mauritius + Réunion; naturalized in Guangdong # '' Ochrosia brevituba'' Boiteau – New Caledonia # '' Ochrosia brownii'' (Fosberg & Sachet) Lorence & Butaud – Nuku Hiva in Marquesas ( extinct in the wild) # '' Ochrosia citrodora'' K.Schum. & Lauterb. – New Guinea # ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ochrosia Elliptica
''Ochrosia elliptica'', commonly known as northern ochrosia, bloodhorn, scarlet wedge-apple, or simply ochrosia, is a tree in the dogbane family Apocynaceae native to north-eastern Australia and the southwest Pacific. Description The northern ochrosia is a small tree growing to about high. The leaves are glossy dark green above and paler below, arranged in whorls of three or four, and held on petioles around long. They have around 20–25 distinct secondary (lateral) veins and one or two intramarginal veins (i.e. a vein that parallels the leaf margin). The tertiary venation is obscure on the upper surface. The leaf shape is obovate to broadly elliptic, and they measure up to long by wide. The flowers occur in axilliary clusters and are small, yellow/white and fragrant. They are followed by pairs of striking red fruit 5–6 cm long by 2–3 cm in diameter, which resemble elongated tomatoes or a pair of red horns. The fruits are poisonous, and plants bleed white sap copio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ochrosia Brownii
''Ochrosia brownii'', synonym ''Neisosperma brownii'', is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It was endemic to the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia French Polynesia ( ; ; ) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole #Governance, overseas country. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than in the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. The t ... and is extinct in the wild. References brownii Endemic flora of the Marquesas Islands Extinct flora of Oceania Plant extinctions since 1500 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Apocynaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ochrosia Ackeringae
''Ochrosia ackeringae '' is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae that is found in the Malesian region in coastal rainforest or strand vegetation. The specific epithet honours the collector of one of the syntypes. Description ''Ochrosia ackeringae'' is a small tree growing to 15 m in height, with a trunk diameter of up to 200 mm. The leaves are elliptic, entire, 60–150 mm long and 15–35 mm wide. The flowers are white and fragrant, with the corolla tube about 10 mm long. The fragrant yellow fruits are V-shaped, with the carpels united at the base, about 30 mm long and 10 mm wide.Flora of Australia Online. Distribution and habitat The tree occurs throughout Malesia, including the Australian territory of Christmas Island, in coastal rainforest or strand Strand or The Strand may refer to: Topography *The flat area of land bordering a body of water, a: ** Beach ** Shoreline * Strand swamp, a type of swamp habitat in Flori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |