Ochna membranacea
| Ochna membranacea | |
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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. membranacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Ochna membranacea Oliv.
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Ochna membranacea is a shrub or small sized tree with yellow petals surrounded by red sepals belonging to the family Ochnaceae.
Description
[edit]A shrub or tree, the species is capable of reaching an height of 12 m; its stems tend to have longitudinal lines.[1] The leaves have linear stipules and the leaflets are obovate to elliptic in shape; leaflets have a toothed margin and are capable of reaching 20 cm long and 7 cm wide, they are acuminate at the apex and cuneate to rounded at base.[1] The yellow flowers are arranged in panicles that are 5-12 cm long and the fuit is a kidney shaped drupe.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Found in Tropical Africa from Guinea in West Africa eastwards to the Congo Basin and Sudan. It is commonly found in gallery and evergreen forests and observed in thickets.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ Nansen, Christian; Tchabi, Atti; Meikle, William G. (2001). "Successional sequence of forest types in a disturbed dry forest reserve in southern Benin, West Africa". Journal of Tropical Ecology. 17 (4): 525–539. doi:10.1017/S0266467401001390. ISSN 0266-4674.
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