Ochrosia elliptica
Elliptic Yellow Wood, Elliptic Yellowwood
Other regional names: Pokosola +1 more
- Pokosola
- Scarlet Wedge Apple
Also known as: Bleekeria calocarpa Hassk. +8 more
- Bleekeria calocarpa Hassk.
- Bleekeria elliptica (Labill.) Koidz.
- Bleekeria kalocarpa Hassk.
- Excavatia elliptica (Labill.) Markgr.
- Lactaria calocarpa (Hassk.) Hassk.
- Lactaria elliptica (Labill.) Kuntze
- Ochrosia calocarpa (Hassk.) Miq.
- Ochrosia elliptica f. syncarpa Boiteau
- Ochrosia noumeensis Baill. ex Guillaumin
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Ochrosia elliptica (commonly known as Elliptic Yellow-Wood) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Apocynaceae family. Originating in Australasia and the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Gilbert Is., Nauru, New Caledonia, Norfolk Is., Queensland, Vanuatu
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
China Southeast, Florida, Taiwan