Ochrosia elliptica
| Ochrosia elliptica | |
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| An Ochrosia elliptica in the Bahamas | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Ochrosia |
| Species: | O. elliptica |
| Binomial name | |
| Ochrosia elliptica Labill.[1] | |
Ochrosia elliptica, known as elliptic yellowwood or kopsia is a flowering tree native to north-eastern Australia and New Caledonia.
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
- ↑ "Ochrosia elliptica". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=OCEL
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