Apocynaceae
Elliptic yellowwood
Ochrosia elliptica
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Ochrosia
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Ochrosia ellipticaApocynaceae
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 古城玫瑰树
- English
- Elliptic yellowwood, Bloodhorn, Scarlet wedge-apple, Ochrosia
- Persian
- چوبزرد خاگی
Synonyms
- Bleekeria calocarpa Hassk.
- Bleekeria elliptica (Labill.) Koidz.
- Bleekeria kalocarpa Hassk.
- Excavatia elliptica (Labill.) Markgr.
- Lactaria calocarpa (Hassk.) Hassk.
- Lactaria elliptica (Labill.) Kuntze
- Lactaria parviflora (G.Don) Kuntze
- Ochrosia calocarpa (Hassk.) Miq.
- Ochrosia elliptica f. syncarpa Boiteau
- Ochrosia noumeensis Baill. ex Guillaumin
- Ochrosia parviflora G.Don
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
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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.