# Ochna > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ochna > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ochna.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochna > Source revision: 1321759945 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Genus of flowering plants Ochna Ochna serrulata Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Embryophytes Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Spermatophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Ochnaceae Subfamily: Ochnoideae Tribe: Ochneae Subtribe: Ochninae Genus: Ochna L., 1753 Species[1] 79; see text Synonyms[1] Biramella Tiegh. (1903) Campylochnella Tiegh. (1902) Diporidium H.L.Wendl. (1825) Diporochna Tiegh. (1902) Discladium Tiegh. (1902) Heteroporidium Tiegh. (1902) Jabotapita Adans. (1763), nom. superfl. Monoporidium Tiegh. (1902) Ochnella Tiegh. (1902) Pentochna Tiegh. (1907) Philomeda Noronha ex Thouars (1806) Pleodiporochna Tiegh. (1903) Pleopetalum Tiegh. (1903) Polyochnella Tiegh. (1902) Polythecium Tiegh. (1902), nom. illeg. Porochna Tiegh. (1902) Proboscella Tiegh. (1903) ***Ochna***[2] is a [genus](/source/Genus) comprising 79 [species](/source/Species) of [evergreen trees](/source/Evergreen), shrubs and shrublets belonging to the [flowering plant](/source/Flowering_plant) family [Ochnaceae](/source/Ochnaceae).[1] These species are native to [tropical](/source/Tropical) woodlands of [Africa](/source/Africa), [Madagascar](/source/Madagascar), the [Mascarenes](/source/Mascarene_Islands) and [Asia](/source/Asia).[3][4] Species of this genus are usually called **ochnas**, **bird's-eye bushes** or **Mickey-mouse plants**, a name derived from the shape of the drupelet [fruit](/source/Fruit). The name of this genus comes from the [Greek](/source/Greek_language) word *[ὄχνη](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fr:%E1%BD%84%CF%87%CE%BD%CE%B7)* (*ókhnē*), used by [Theocritus](/source/Theocritus) and meaning "wild pear",[5] as the leaves are similar in appearance. Some species, including *[Ochna integerrima](/source/Ochna_integerrima)* (yellow *Mai* flower) and *[O. serrulata](/source/Ochna_serrulata)* (bird's eye plant), are cultivated as [decorative plants](/source/Decorative_plant). ## Distribution Species of this genus are found in the [Old World](/source/Old_World) [Tropics](/source/Tropics), in [sub-Saharan Africa](/source/Sub-Saharan_Africa), [Madagascar](/source/Madagascar), the [Mascarene Islands](/source/Mascarene_Islands), [Arabian Peninsula](/source/Arabian_Peninsula), [Indian subcontinent](/source/Indian_subcontinent), [Indo-China](/source/Indo-China), and southeastern [China](/source/China).[1] ## Species 79 species are accepted.[1] - *[Ochna afzelii](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_afzelii&action=edit&redlink=1)* R.Br. ex Oliv. - *[Ochna afzelioides](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_afzelioides&action=edit&redlink=1)* N.Robson - *[Ochna andravinensis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_andravinensis&action=edit&redlink=1)* Baill. - *[Ochna angustata](/source/Ochna_angustata)* N.Robson - *[Ochna apetala](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_apetala&action=edit&redlink=1)* Verdc. - *[Ochna arborea](/source/Ochna_arborea)* Burch. ex DC. - *[Ochna atropurpurea](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_atropurpurea&action=edit&redlink=1)* DC. - *[Ochna bakeriana](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_bakeriana&action=edit&redlink=1)* Kuntze - *[Ochna barbertonensis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_barbertonensis&action=edit&redlink=1)* T.Shah - *[Ochna barbosae](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_barbosae&action=edit&redlink=1)* N.Robson – sand plane, sand ochna - *[Ochna baronii](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_baronii&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Tiegh.) Callm. & Phillipson - *[Ochna beirensis](/source/Ochna_beirensis)* N.Robson - *[Ochna boiviniana](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_boiviniana&action=edit&redlink=1)* Baill. - *[Ochna bracteosa](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_bracteosa&action=edit&redlink=1)* Robyns & Lawalrée - *[Ochna braunii](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_braunii&action=edit&redlink=1)* Sleumer - *[Ochna calodendron](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_calodendron&action=edit&redlink=1)* Gilg & Mildbr. - *[Ochna ciliata](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_ciliata&action=edit&redlink=1)* Lam. - *[Ochna cinnabarina](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_cinnabarina&action=edit&redlink=1)* Engl. & Gilg - *[Ochna citrina](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_citrina&action=edit&redlink=1)* Gilg - *[Ochna comorensis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_comorensis&action=edit&redlink=1)* Baill. - *[Ochna confusa](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_confusa&action=edit&redlink=1)* Burtt Davy & Greenway - *[Ochna cyanophylla](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_cyanophylla&action=edit&redlink=1)* N.Robson - *[Ochna dolicharthros](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_dolicharthros&action=edit&redlink=1)* F.M.Crawford & I.Darbysh. - *[Ochna gamblei](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_gamblei&action=edit&redlink=1)* King ex Brandis - *[Ochna gambleoides](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_gambleoides&action=edit&redlink=1)* N.Robson - *[Ochna gamostigmata](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_gamostigmata&action=edit&redlink=1)* Du Toit - *[Ochna glauca](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_glauca&action=edit&redlink=1)* I.Verd. - blue–leaved ochna - *[Ochna hackarsii](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_hackarsii&action=edit&redlink=1)* Robyns & Lawalrée - *[Ochna hiernii](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_hiernii&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Tiegh.) Exell - *[Ochna holstii](/source/Ochna_holstii)* Engl. – red ironwood, red ironwood ochna - *[Ochna holtzii](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_holtzii&action=edit&redlink=1)* Gilg - *[Ochna humblotiana](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_humblotiana&action=edit&redlink=1)* Baill. - *[Ochna inermis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_inermis&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Forssk.) Schweinf. – stunted plane, boat-fruited ochna - *[Ochna insculpta](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_insculpta&action=edit&redlink=1)* Sleumer - *[Ochna integerrima](/source/Ochna_integerrima)* (Lour.) Merr. – yellow *Mai* flower (for Tet in southern Vietnam) - *[Ochna jabotapita](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_jabotapita&action=edit&redlink=1)* L. - *[Ochna katangensis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_katangensis&action=edit&redlink=1)* De Wild. - *[Ochna kirkii](/source/Ochna_kirkii)* Oliv. - *[Ochna lanceolata](/source/Ochna_lanceolata)* Spreng. - *[Ochna latisepala](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_latisepala&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Tiegh.) Bamps - *[Ochna leptoclada](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_leptoclada&action=edit&redlink=1)* Oliv. - *[Ochna leucophloeos](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_leucophloeos&action=edit&redlink=1)* Hochst. ex A.Rich. - *[Ochna louvelii](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_louvelii&action=edit&redlink=1)* (H.Perrier) Callm. & Phillipson – besarandrana, menahy - *[Ochna macrantha](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_macrantha&action=edit&redlink=1)* Baker - *[Ochna macrocalyx](/source/Ochna_macrocalyx)* Oliv. - *[Ochna madagascariensis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_madagascariensis&action=edit&redlink=1)* DC. - *[Ochna maguirei](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_maguirei&action=edit&redlink=1)* K.Balkwill - *[Ochna manikensis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_manikensis&action=edit&redlink=1)* De Wild. - *[Ochna mauritiana](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_mauritiana&action=edit&redlink=1)* Lam. - *[Ochna membranacea](/source/Ochna_membranacea)* Oliv. - *[Ochna micrantha](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_micrantha&action=edit&redlink=1)* Schweinf. & Gilg - *[Ochna multiflora](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_multiflora&action=edit&redlink=1)* DC. - *[Ochna natalitia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_natalitia&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Meisn.) Walp. – Natal plane, showy ochna - *[Ochna obtusata](/source/Ochna_obtusata)* DC. - *[Ochna ovata](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_ovata&action=edit&redlink=1)* F.Hoffm. - *[Ochna oxyphylla](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_oxyphylla&action=edit&redlink=1)* N.Robson - *[Ochna pervilleana](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_pervilleana&action=edit&redlink=1)* Baill. - *[Ochna polyarthra](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_polyarthra&action=edit&redlink=1)* Verdc. - *[Ochna polycarpa](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_polycarpa&action=edit&redlink=1)* Baker - *[Ochna polyneura](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_polyneura&action=edit&redlink=1)* Gilg - *[Ochna pretoriensis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_pretoriensis&action=edit&redlink=1)* E.Phillips – Magalies plane, Magalies ochna - *[Ochna pseudoprocera](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_pseudoprocera&action=edit&redlink=1)* Sleumer - *[Ochna puberula](/source/Ochna_puberula)* N.Robson - *[Ochna pulchra](/source/Ochna_pulchra)* Hook. – peeling plane, peeling ochna - *[Ochna pumila](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_pumila&action=edit&redlink=1)* Buch.-Ham. ex DC. - *[Ochna pygmaea](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_pygmaea&action=edit&redlink=1)* Hiern - *[Ochna rhizomatosa](/source/Ochna_rhizomatosa)* (Tiegh.) Keay - *[Ochna richardsiae](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_richardsiae&action=edit&redlink=1)* N.Robson - *[Ochna rovumensis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_rovumensis&action=edit&redlink=1)* Gilg - *[Ochna sambiranensis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_sambiranensis&action=edit&redlink=1)* Callm. & Phillipson - *[Ochna schliebenii](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_schliebenii&action=edit&redlink=1)* Sleumer - *[Ochna schweinfurthiana](/source/Ochna_schweinfurthiana)* F.Hoffm. - *[Ochna serrulata](/source/Ochna_serrulata)* (Hochst.) Walp. (syns. *O. atropurpurea*, *O. multiflora*) – carnival ochna, Mickey mouse bush - *[Ochna staudtii](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_staudtii&action=edit&redlink=1)* Gilg - *[Ochna stolzii](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_stolzii&action=edit&redlink=1)* Gilg - *[Ochna thomasiana](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_thomasiana&action=edit&redlink=1)* Engl. & Gilg - *[Ochna thouvenotii](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_thouvenotii&action=edit&redlink=1)* (H.Perrier) Callm. & Phillipson - *[Ochna vaccinoides](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochna_vaccinoides&action=edit&redlink=1)* Baker ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-powo_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-powo_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-powo_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-powo_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-powo_1-4) [*Ochna* L.](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:28076-1) *[Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online)*. Retrieved 23 January 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Linnaeus C (1753) *Sp. Pl.* 1: 513. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-iziko_3-0)** ["Genus: Ochna"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035811/http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/plants/ochnaceae/ochna.htm). *biodiversity explorer*. iziko museums. Archived from [the original](http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/plants/ochnaceae/ochna.htm) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Callmander, Martin W.; Phillipson, Peter B. (2012). ["Note on the genus Ochna (Ochnaceae) in Madagascar"](https://zenodo.org/record/5789051). *Candollea*. **67** (1): 142–144. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.15553/c2012v671a14](https://doi.org/10.15553%2Fc2012v671a14). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [86016286](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:86016286). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Bailly, Anatole](/source/Anatole_Bailly) (1895). *Dictionnaire grec-français* [*Greek-French Dictionary*] (in French). Paris: Hachette. ## External links - Media related to [Ochna](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ochna) at Wikimedia Commons Taxon identifiers Ochna Wikidata: Q573859 Wikispecies: Ochna APDB: 193084 APNI: 84748 CoL: 66FH EoL: 23770599 EPPO: 1OCNG FNA: 122576 FoAO2: Ochna FoC: 122576 GBIF: 3189675 GRIN: 8344 iNaturalist: 134188 IPNI: 28076-1 IRMNG: 1028485 ITIS: 21356 NCBI: 56628 NZOR: bb94751c-bb26-4894-b858-b1b82be82961 Open Tree of Life: 412934 PLANTS: OCHNA POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:28076-1 Tropicos: 40029888 WFO: wfo-4000026477 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ochna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochna) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochna?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.