Ochrosia borbonica J.F.Gmel.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Ochrosia

Characteristics

Trees to 15 m tall. Trunk to 40 cm in diam. Terminal leaves in whorls of 3 or 4, others opposite; petiole 0.5-3.5 cm; leaf blade obovate or elliptic, 8-25 X 3-5 cm, apex usually rounded. Cymes many flowered; peduncle 2-12 cm. Flowers fragrant, short pedicellate or sessile. Sepals ovate, 2.5-3 mm, rounded, minutely ciliate. Corolla throat white, pink, or red, tube 7.5-10 mm; lobes oblong, 4-9 mm. Drupes 2, red, ca. 4.5 X 3.5 cm. Fl. throughout the year but mainly Jan-Jun.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 13.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Forests, at elevations up to 1,250 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal timber wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Fever (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Images

Leaf

Ochrosia borbonica leaf picture by bruno trebel (cc-by-sa)
Ochrosia borbonica leaf picture by Marc Roussin (cc-by-sa)
Ochrosia borbonica leaf picture by bruno trebel (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ochrosia borbonica flower picture by Hubert (cc-by-sa)
Ochrosia borbonica flower picture by joel mootian (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ochrosia borbonica world distribution map, present in China, Mauritius, and Réunion

Conservation status

Ochrosia borbonica threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:80491-1
WFO ID wfo-0000253100
COL ID 6SF8W
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 706582
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Synonyms

Ochrosia borbonica Lactaria borbonica Ochrosia undulata Rauvolfia striata Ophioxylon ochrosia Lactaria maculata Diderota amphicarpa Cerbera borbonica Cerbera maculata Cerbera undulata Coffea clusiifolia Chassalia clusiifolia Ochrosia maculata Tabernaemontana obtusa Tanghinia maculata