Ochrosia oppositifolia

Ochrosia oppositifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Ochrosia
Species: O. oppositifolia
Binomial name
Ochrosia oppositifolia
(Lam.) K.Schum[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Cerbera oppositifolia Lam.
  • Kopsia lamarckii G.Don ex DC.
  • Lactaria oppositifolia (Lam.) Kuntze
  • Neisosperma oppositifolium (Lam.) Fosberg & Sachet
  • Calpicarpum oppositifolium (Lam.) Boiteau
  • Cerbera muricata Lam.
  • Cerbera parviflora G.Forst.
  • Cerbera platyspermos Gaertn.
  • Ochrosia parviflora (G.Forst.) Hensl.
  • Ochrosia platyspermos (Gaertn.) A.DC.
  • Ochrosia commutata K.Schum.
  • Ochrosia cowleyi F.M.Bailey

Ochrosia oppositifolia grows as a small to medium-sized tree up to 25 metres (82 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 50 centimetres (20 in). Its flowers feature a creamy to white corolla. Its habitat is coastal forest, bush or open areas to 100 metres (330 ft) altitude, rarely inland. Local medicinal uses include as a carminative and in high doses as an abortifacient.[2] Ochrosia oppositifolia is native to countries from the Seychelles, through tropical Asia to the Pacific.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ochrosia oppositifolia". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 391–392. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.


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