About Ochna lanceolata
Ochna lanceolata is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. It is an 8m tall plant with greyish bark and reddish blaze. Leaves are simple, alternate; lamina narrow elliptic, elliptic-lanceolate; apex acute; base acute with serrate margin. Flowers show raceme inflorescence. Fruit is a single-seeded drupe. The tree is known as bo kera/mal kera in Sinhala language.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ochna lanceolata
- Genus
- Ochna
- Family
- OCHNACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Ochnaceae
Ochna Family
Ochna lanceolata belongs to the Ochnaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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