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Ochrosia elliptica Labill.

Elliptic yellowwood (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Ochrosia

Characteristics

Tree to 6 m high. Leaves 4-whorled; petiole 5–11 mm long; lamina obovate-elliptic to broadly elliptic, to 17 cm long, to 7 cm wide, cuneate, acute, discolorous, dark green above, pale green below; secondary veins 22–24 each side of midrib, visible on both surfaces; tertiary venation obscure above, reticulate below. Flowers 12–19 mm long, 12–14 mm diam.; sessile or pedicels to 1 mm long. Corolla cream; tube 5–6 mm long, 1–1.1 mm diam.; lobes lanceolate-oblong, 6–7 mm long, 1.2–1.8 mm wide. Stamens inserted c. 1 mm from top of tube. Fruit subtriquetrous, 5–6 cm long, 2–3 cm wide, glossy red.
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A tall shrub with a spreading habit. It grows 3-8 m tall. The young plant parts are shiny. The leaves grow in rings of three around the stalk. The leaves are 8-20 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. They are dark green, shiny and leathery. The flower are short and in the angles of upper leaves. They are 0.8 cm long, have a scent and are white. The fruit are large and colourful. They are 3-6 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They are bright red and pointed. Fruit are poisonous. Seeds are about 1 cm across, round and with a wing along them.
Trees to 6 m tall, glabrous. Petiole 1.5-2 cm; leaf blade obovate to broadly elliptic, 8-15 X 3-5 cm, apex obtuse or short acuminate. Cymes corymbose. Flowers sessile. Sepals ovate, ca. 2 mm, not ciliate, apex obtuse. Corolla white, cylindric, tube ca. 1 cm; lobes linear, ca. 6 mm. Anthers narrowly oblong. Drupes ellipsoid, 2-4 X ca. 1 cm. Seeds suborbicular, narrow margined. Fl. Jun.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 5.0 - 6.0
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Environment

It is a tropical rainforest plant. It grows amongst mangrove and coastal scrub. They cannot tolerate frost. It suits hardiness zones 10-11. It is salt tolerant. In Townsville palmetum.
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Along the seashore, on coral outcrops as well as sandy habitats.
Grows in foredune vine thicket communities behind mangroves.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

CAUTION: Sap of leaves and fruit considered poisonous.
Uses environmental use material medicinal poison
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Malaria (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Antineoplastic agents (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from fresh seed. Seedlings are slow to get established. Plants can be grown from cuttings.
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Images

Fruit

Ochrosia elliptica fruit picture by denis (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ochrosia elliptica world distribution map, present in Australia, China, Nauru, Taiwan, Province of China, and United States of America

Conservation status

Ochrosia elliptica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:80500-1
WFO ID wfo-0000253112
COL ID 6SF8T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 672039
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Bleekeria calocarpa Ochrosia parviflora Ochrosia calocarpa Lactaria elliptica Excavatia elliptica Lactaria parviflora Ochrosia elliptica f. syncarpa Bleekeria elliptica Ochrosia noumeensis Lactaria calocarpa Bleekeria kalocarpa Ochrosia elliptica
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