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Ochna pulchra
Also called Flaky Barked Plane, Mermaidtree, Peeling Bark Ochna, Peeling Bark Plane, Wild Pear
Ochna pulchra, also known as Lekkerbreek (Afrikaans 'breaking easily', i.e. 'brittle'), is a small deciduous southern African tree up to 5 m, commonly found on deep sandy soil and rocky slopes, and belonging to the tropical family of Ochnaceae, which is widespread in Asia and Africa.
The tree occurs in the central Transvaal and northern Kruger National Park, extending further to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Angola, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Showy Plane · Cape Redwood · Ochna beirensis · Red Ironwood · Yellow Mai · Ochna kirkii · Ochna lanceolata · Ochna macrocalyx · Ochna membranacea · Ochna obtusata · Ochna puberula · Ochna rhizomatosa
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ochna pulchra by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
