Ochna arborea
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| Ochna arborea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Ochnaceae |
| Genus: | Ochna |
| Species: | O. arborea |
| Binomial name | |
| Ochna arborea Burch. ex DC. | |
Ochna arborea, the Cape redwood, is a species of tree in the Ochnaceae family.[2]
The Cape redwood is found in eastern Southern Africa; in Eswatini, Mozambique and South Africa.[1]
Taxonomy
There are two varieties of the Cape redwood:[1]
- African-boxwood (Ochna arborea var. arborea)
- Coldbark plane (Ochna arborea var. oconnorii)
