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Botanical Family · Malpighiales

Ochnaceae

Ochna Family

5 speciesOrder Malpighiales3+ well-known plants

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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Representative OCHNACEAE specimen
Representative specimen · Ochnaceae
Key pattern

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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Family identification method

To check whether a plant belongs to Ochnaceae, compare the leaf arrangement, leaf type, flower symmetry, fruit type, and one distinctive marker together. A single feature can mislead; the family pattern is the combination.

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Typical leaf characters

  • ArrangementVariable
  • TypeVariable
  • MarginVariable
  • VenationVariable

Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.

Notable members

Ramdhan ChampaOchna gambleiGolden Champak, Mickey Mouse Plant, Ramdhan ChampaOchna obtusataGolden ChampakOchna squarrosa

Families that can look similar

Violaceae

Compare against Violaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.

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Elatinaceae

Compare against Elatinaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.

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Euphorbiaceae

Compare against Euphorbiaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.

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Clusiaceae

Compare against Clusiaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.

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All 5 species in OCHNACEAE

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