Ochnaceae
Ochna Family
The Ochnaceae family (Ochna Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Malpighiales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 5 species across 2 genera. Its members are predominantly shrubs. Well-represented genera include Ochna and Gomphia. Familiar examples include Ramdhan Champa and Golden champak.
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Alternate, often glossy leaves with finely toothed margins on shrubs and trees; yellow, five-petalled flowers drop their petals quickly after opening, leaving behind a swollen, brightly coloured receptacle studded with several small black drupelets like a cluster of beads.
The bright red receptacle dotted with contrasting black seed-drupelets after the petals fall is one of the most visually distinctive fruiting displays in the plant kingdom, resembling a flower long after the true flower is gone.
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Typical leaf characters
- ArrangementVariable
- TypeVariable
- MarginVariable
- VenationVariable
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Notable members
All 5 species in OCHNACEAE
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