Ochrosia elliptica

Northern ochrosia
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
Synonyms

Homotypic:

  • Bleekeria elliptica (Labill.) Koidz.
  • Excavatia elliptica (Labill.) Markgr.
  • Lactaria elliptica (Labill.) Kuntze

Heterotypic:

  • Bleekeria calocarpa Hassk.
  • Bleekeria kalocarpa Hassk.
  • Lactaria calocarpa (Hassk.) Hassk.
  • Lactaria parviflora (G.Don) Kuntze
  • Ochrosia calocarpa (Hassk.) Miq.
  • Ochrosia elliptica f. syncarpa Boiteau
  • Ochrosia noumeensis Baill. ex Guillaumin
  • Ochrosia parviflora G.Don

Ochrosia elliptica, commonly known as northern ochrosia, bloodhorn, scarlet wedge-apple, or simply ochrosia, is a tree in the dogbane family Apocynaceae native to north-eastern Australia and the southwest Pacific.

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