Ochnaceae
Bird's-eye bush
Ochna jabotapita
- Family
- Ochnaceae
- Genus
- Ochna
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Bird's-eye bush
Synonyms
- Diporidium squarrosum Kuntze
- Discladium nitidum Tiegh.
- Discladium squarrosum Tiegh.
- Gomphia jabotapita Sw.
- Ochna moonii Thwaites
- Ochna squarrosa L.
- Ouratea jabotapita (L.) Baill.
- Polythecium moonii Tiegh.
- Polythecium rufescens Tiegh.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Wasiul Bahar, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.