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.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Peeling plane being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lydenburgia cassinoides
- Psidium myrsinites
- Terminalia brachystemma
- Ochna maguirei
- Faurea rochetiana
- Pappea capensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Ochnaceae
- Genus
- Ochna
- Species
- Ochna pulchra
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