Ochna gamblei
King ex Brandis, Indian Trees 128. 1906; Gamble, Fl. Pres.
Madras 1: 166. 1915. O. obtusata DC. var. gamblei (King ex Brandis) Kanis in Blumea
16(1): 1 -
82. 1968. O. beddomei Gamble, l.c. & in Bull. Misc. Inform. 1916: 34. 1916.
Hindi: Rakat-rohan; Mar.: Sonari-chattu; Tam.: Koorykaly; Tel.: Kuka-moi.
Large shrubs or small trees; branchlets stout; bark thick, whitish. Leaves crowded at ends of branchlets, almost sessile, obovate, oblong or broadly elliptic, obtuse or rounded at apex, crenate, serrate or subentire along margins, 6 - 14 x 3.5 - 7 cm, coriaceous, waxy, glaucous; stipules 3 - 4 mm. Inflorescence compound, many-flowered. Flowers 3 - 4.5 cm across; pedicels slender, 2 - 4 cm long, longer in fruiting. Sepals 5, ovate or ovate-oblong, 10 - 20 x 5 - 10 mm. Petals 5 - 8, obovate, yellow. Stamens 35 - 70; anthers 6 - 8 mm, more than twice the length of filaments. Ovaries 5 - 10, lobed; styles 8 - 12 mm, connate. Fruits 3 - 5.
Distrib. India: Orissa, Assam, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Fl. & Fr. March - Oct.
Endemic.
Large shrubs or small trees; branchlets stout; bark thick, whitish. Leaves crowded at ends of branchlets, almost sessile, obovate, oblong or broadly elliptic, obtuse or rounded at apex, crenate, serrate or subentire along margins, 6 - 14 x 3.5 - 7 cm, coriaceous, waxy, glaucous; stipules 3 - 4 mm. Inflorescence compound, many-flowered. Flowers 3 - 4.5 cm across; pedicels slender, 2 - 4 cm long, longer in fruiting. Sepals 5, ovate or ovate-oblong, 10 - 20 x 5 - 10 mm. Petals 5 - 8, obovate, yellow. Stamens 35 - 70; anthers 6 - 8 mm, more than twice the length of filaments. Ovaries 5 - 10, lobed; styles 8 - 12 mm, connate. Fruits 3 - 5.
Distrib. India: Orissa, Assam, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Fl. & Fr. March - Oct.
Endemic.
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