Ochnaceae
Thomas' bird's-eye bush
Ochna thomasiana
- Family
- Ochnaceae
- Genus
- Ochna
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 桂叶黄梅, 米老鼠树
- English
- Thomas' bird's-eye bush
Synonyms
- Polythecium hildebrandtii (Engl.) Tiegh.
- Polythecium thomasianum (Engl. & Gilg) Tiegh.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May, August (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sucker69420, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Addie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Quinn Campbell, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Teng Feng-Chou, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: renjus box, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.