Ochrosia elliptica

Ochrosia elliptica, known as elliptic yellowwood, bloodhorn or kopsia is a flowering tree native to north-eastern Australia, Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia.

Ochrosia elliptica
An Ochrosia elliptica in the Bahamas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Ochrosia
Species:
O. elliptica
Binomial name
Ochrosia elliptica

The tree bears an inedible red colored fruit with a white sticky flesh. It has been introduced to Florida where it is considered invasive [2] and also to the Bahamas.

References

  1. "Ochrosia elliptica". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. "USDA Plants Database".


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