Biology:Ochna kirkii
| Ochna kirkii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Ochnaceae |
| Genus: | Ochna |
| Species: | O. kirkii
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| Binomial name | |
| Ochna kirkii Oliv.
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Ochna kirkii is a shrub or small sized tree with greyish bark, belonging to the family Ochnaceae. Native to East Africa, the plant has been introduced in other countries as an ornamental plant.[2]
Description
A shrub or small sized tree that is capable of reaching 6 m tall, it has a rough greyish bark and brown stems that become lenticellate as it grows older.[3] Leaves are fairly thin or leatherly and leaflets are obovate to elliptic with margins that are mostly even and lacking teeth.[3] Leaflets are capable of reaching 21 cm long and 7 cm wide with apex that is ether acuminate or acute and a base that is cuneate to cordate. Flowers are in terminal panicles, bright yellow in color with red sepals and orange to reddish anthers, and the fruits are black cylindrical drupelets.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species is native to Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique, occurring in riparian forests and in thickets.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ochna kirkii Oliv.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:606662-1.
- ↑ Randhawa, Gurcharan Singh (1986). Floriculture in India. South Asia Books. pp. 158.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Verdcourt, Bernard (2005). Flora of tropical East Africa. ochn: Ochnaceae / by B. Verdcourt (1. publ ed.). Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens. ISBN 978-1-84246-108-2.
Wikidata ☰ Q17556576 entry
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