*Ochna atropurpurea A.P. de Candolle. Common name: Bird's-eye-bush. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Africa.
Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa
Taxonomy Comments: See discussion in Wetterer, Wetterer, & Rocha (2024) about naturalization of this species in FL.
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO, Wetterer, Wetterer, & Rocha (2024); = n/a — NS; > Ochna mossambicensis Klotzsch — Fl2. Basionym: Ochna atropurpurea DC. 1811
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