Ochna debeerstiiDe Wild. [family OCHNACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Ochna leptocladaOliv. [family OCHNACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
Pleuroridgea lasti
Ochna debeerstii
Ochna floribunda
Ochna roseiflora
Brackenridgea zanguebarica
Ochna alboserrata
Ochna leptoclada
Brackenridgea arenaria
Flora
Entry for OCHNA leptoclada Oliv. [family OCHNACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 1, page 315, (1868) Author: (by Prof. Oliver).
Names
OCHNA leptocladaOliv. [family OCHNACEAE]
Information
A shrub of 3–4 ft., leafless at time of flowering, with pale slender branches, giving off numerous, short, lateral ramuli. Leaves not seen. Flowers rather small, “gamboge-yellow,” in 2–4-flowered axillary fascicles; common peduncles very short or obsolete; pedicels filiform, articulated near the base, 1/2– 3/4 in. Sepals oblong or elliptical, obtuse. Petals ovate-rotundate, narrowed into the short claw. Anthers considerably shorter than the filament, dehiscing longitudinally throughout their length. Carpels 5 or 4; styles wholly connate. Stigma subcapitate, lobulate. Fruit-sepals 1/3– 1/2 in.
Distribution
Mozamb. Dist. Manganya Hills, Dr. Meller! Maravi country, lat. 12° S., long. 34° E., Dr. Kirk!