Golden champak
Ochna obtusata
Also known as Mickey Mouse Plant, Ramdhan Champa
About Golden champak
Ochna obtusata is a woody shrub or a small tree with glossy leaves. It has attractive yellow flowers, followed by seeds surrounded by bright red sepals. The bright red seed cup is as attractive as the flowers. The seeds are initially green, but turn jet black later. The red seed cup looks like the face of the Disney cartoon character Mickey Mouse. Propagation is by seeds, which grow quickly, or by cuttings from hard wood, which are slower.″
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ochna obtusata
- Genus
- Ochna
- Family
- OCHNACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- रामधन चम्पा Ramdhan Champa
- Bengali
- কনকচাঁপা (উদ্ভিদ)
- Telugu
- Sunari, Tammi, Erra Juvvi
- Kannada
- ನಾರೋಳಿ Naaroli, ಮೂಢಮರ Mudhamara, ಮೂಧ Mudha
- Malayalam
- സ്വർണ്ണച്ചെമ്പകം
Ochnaceae
Ochna Family
Golden champak belongs to the Ochnaceae family.
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