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Genus Ochna Family Ochnaceae

Description: Trees or shrubs.

Leaves simple. Sepals 5 or 6, persistent. Petals 5–10, not persistent. Stamens numerous. Carpels 3–15, embedded on hemispherical receptacle.

Fruiting carpels drupaceous.


Distribution and occurrence: World: 90 species, tropical Asia & Africa. Australia: 1 species (naturalized).

Text by G. J. Harden
Taxon concept:

One species in NSW: Ochna serrulata

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