Ochrosia

Ochrosia is a genus of flowering plants, first described in 1789. It belongs to the family Apocynaceae, and is native to Southeast Asia, Australia, and various islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

Species in the genus include:

1. Ochrosia ackeringae – Indonesia, Philippines, Papuasia, Christmas Island
2. Ochrosia acuminata <small>Trimen ex Valeton</small> – Sulawesi
3. Ochrosia alyxioides <small>Guillaumin</small> – Vanuatu
4. Ochrosia apoensis <small>Elmer</small> – Luzon, Mindanao
5. Ochrosia balansae <small>(Guillaumin) Baill. ex Guillaumin</small> – New Caledonia
6. Ochrosia basistamina <small>Hendrian</small> – Sulawesi
7. Ochrosia bodenheimarum <small>Guillaumin</small> – Vallée de la Toutouta in New Caledonia
8. Ochrosia borbonica – Mauritius + Réunion; naturalized in Guangdong
9. Ochrosia brevituba <small>Boiteau</small> – New Caledonia
10. Ochrosia brownii <small>(Fosberg & Sachet) Lorence & Butaud</small> – Nuku Hiva in Marquesas (extinct in the wild)
11. Ochrosia citrodora <small>K.Schum. & Lauterb.</small> – New Guinea
12. Ochrosia coccinea <small>(Teijsm. & Binn.) Miq.</small> – Maluku, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Solomon Islands; naturalized in Guangdong
13. Ochrosia compta , Hōlei – Hawaii (Maui, Oahu, Molokai)
14. Ochrosia elliptica – Lord Howe Island, Queensland, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Nauru; naturalized in Guangdong + Taiwan
15. Ochrosia fatuhivensis – Fatu Hiva in Marquesas but extinct
16. Ochrosia ficifolia <small>(S.Moore) Markgr.</small> – New Guinea
17. Ochrosia glomerata – Borneo, Sulawesi, Philippines, Maluku, New Guinea, Solomon Islands
18. Ochrosia grandiflora – New Caledonia
19. Ochrosia haleakalae , Hōlei – Maui + island of Hawaii (so-called Big Island) in Hawaiian Islands
20. Ochrosia hexandra <small>Koidz.</small> – Kazan-retto ( = Volcano Islands of Japan)
21. Ochrosia inventorum <small>L.Allorge</small> – New Caledonia
22. Ochrosia iwasakiana <small>(Koidz.) Koidz. ex Masam.</small> ( = Ryukyu Islands of Japan)
23. Ochrosia kauaiensis , Hōlei – Kauai in Hawaiian Islands
24. †Ochrosia kilaueaensis , Hōlei – island of Hawaii (so-called Big Island) in Hawaiian Islands, but extinct
25. Ochrosia kilneri <small>F.Muell.</small> – Queensland
26. Ochrosia lifuana <small>Guillaumin</small> – Loyalty Islands + Isle of Pines in New Caledonia
27. Ochrosia mariannensis <small>A.DC.</small> – Mariana Islands
28. Ochrosia miana <small>Baill. ex Guillaumin</small> – New Caledonia
29. Ochrosia minima – Queensland, Papua New Guinea
30. Ochrosia moorei – Queensland, New South Wales
31. Ochrosia mulsantii <small>Montrouz.</small> – New Caledonia
32. Ochrosia nakaiana <small>(Koidz.) Koidz. ex H.Hara</small> – Ogasawara-shoto ( = Bonin Islands of Japan)
33. Ochrosia newelliana <small>F.M.Bailey</small> – Queensland
34. Ochrosia novocaledonica <small>Däniker</small> – New Caledonia
35. Ochrosia oppositifolia – Seychelles, Chagos Islands, Sri Lanka, Maldive Islands, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, W Malaysia, Indonesia, Papuasia, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna, French Polynesia, Line Islands, Micronesia
36. Ochrosia poweri <small>F.M.Bailey</small> – Queensland, New South Wales
37. Ochrosia sciadophylla <small>Markgr</small> – Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands
38. Ochrosia sevenetii <small>Boiteau</small> – New Guinea
39. Ochrosia silvatica <small>Däniker</small> – New Caledonia
40. Ochrosia solomonensis <small>(Merr. & L.M.Perry) Fosberg & Boiteau</small> – Solomon Islands
41. Ochrosia syncarpa <small>Markgr.</small> – Bali, Lombok, Timor, Flores
42. Ochrosia tahitensis – Tahiti
43. Ochrosia tenimberensis <small>Markgr.</small> – Tanimbar Islands

Formerly included species

Species formerly included in the genus before being reclassified include:

1. Ochrosia nukuhivensis = Rauvolfia nukuhivensis <small>(Fosberg & Sachet) Lorence & Butaud</small>
2. Ochrosia sandwicensis <small>A.DC.</small> = Rauvolfia sandwicensis <small>A.DC.</small>
3. Ochrosia tuberculata <small>(Vahl) Pichon</small> = Rauvolfia sandwicensis <small>A.DC.</small>

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