Ochna mossambicensis
Klotzsch
Birdseye bush
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Description
A shrub. It keeps its leaves from year to year. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves are broadly sword shaped and stiff. They are 22 cm long by 8 cm wide. They have teeth along the edge and are rounded at the tip. The flowers are bright yellow and in open groups on short side branches. The flower petals are 1.6 cm long.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. They suits hardiness zones 10-11.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique,
Cultivation
It can be used as a hedge. It can be grown from cuttings.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Mucherere, Mwatsa
References (1)
- Pakia, M., 2000, Plant Ecology and Ethnobotany of two sacred forests (Kayas) at the Kenya Coast. M. Sc. Thesis.
