Small-leaved ochna
Ochna cinnabarina

Family: Ochnaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 0.6-1.8 m high. It loses its leaves. The bark is smooth. The leaf blade is 2-4 cm long by about 1 cm wide. They are narrowly oblong. The flowers occur singly on the end of short shoots. The fruit are fleshy. They are 9-11 mm long by 5-7 mm wide.

There are 90 Ochna species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows on the edges of forests and along river banks on Kalahari sands.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Angola, Botswana, Central Africa, East Africa, Namibia, Southern Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Kateko, Mulungu-makaka

Synonyms

Diporidium cinnabarinum (Engl. & Gilg.) Van Tiegh; Ochna atropurpurea sensu O. B. Mill.;