Ochnaceae FAMILY

Ochna pulchra

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ochna pulchra is a shrub or tree with widely spreading branches; it usually grows up to 8 metres tall but with specimens recorded up to 10.5 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild as a local source of food, oil and wood. A beautiful tree, though difficult to cultivate, it is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ]. The stem of this beautiful tree is one of its most conspicuous features, with its greyish bark peeling off to reveal a smooth, yellowish or cream to milky white undersurface[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Congo, DR Congo, Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, northern S. Africa.

HabitatOpen deciduous woodland or scrub; frequently on sand or rocky terrain; at elevations from 900 - 2,120 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. , 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].