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Ochna membranacea

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Ochna membranacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Genus: Ochna
Species:
O. membranacea
Binomial name
Ochna membranacea
Oliv.

Ochna membranacea is a shrub or small sized tree with yellow petals surrounded by red sepals belonging to the family Ochnaceae.

Description

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  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.