Ochna arborea
| Ochna arborea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Ochnaceae |
| Genus: | Ochna |
| Species: | O. arborea
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| Binomial name | |
| Ochna arborea Burch. ex DC.
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Ochna arborea, the Cape redwood, is a species of tree in the Ochnaceae family.[2]
Range and habitat
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)
Names
Ochna arborea is also called coldbark ochna and Cape plane in English, the Kaapse rooihout in Afrikaans, umthentsema in Xhosa, and umthelelo in Zulu.[3]
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References
- ^ a b c Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Ochna arborea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T147140473A147140475. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T147140473A147140475.en. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. 3. CRC Press. p. 1849. ISBN 978-0-8493-2677-6.
- ^ "Coldbark Plane (Variety Ochna arborea oconnorii)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-09-30.