Ochna lanceolata Spreng.

Type
Indigenous
Family
Ochnaceae
Synonym
Ochna wightiana Wall.ex Wight & Arn.
Synonym_2
Ochna heyneana Wight & Arn.
Local Name
Chilimbi
Habit
Small sized tree
Botanical Features

Shrub or small tree, much branched; branchlets lenticelled. Leaves elliptic, ovate or oblong-lanceolate, acute at both ends or subcordate at base and obtuse at apex, crenate or subentire towards base, subcoriaceous. Petioles 1-3 mm long. Inflorescences simple, flowers 1-2 cm across, fruits 1-3..