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Mickey Mouse Plant, Bird's Eye Bush

Ochna serrulata

Description:

Ochna serrulata (commonly known as the Mall-leaved Plane, Carnival Ochna, Bird's Eye Bush or Mickey Mouse bush due to the plant's bright-red sepals, which resemble the face of Mickey Mouse) is an ornamental garden plant of the Ochnaceae family which is indigenous to South Africa. It is planted in southern African gardens and is an invasive species in Australia and New Zealand. Ochna serrulata is a small shrub growing between 1 and 2 m (3–7 ft) high, although it may occasionally become a small tree up to 6 m (20 ft) high. Source: Wikipedia.

Habitat:

In the garden, at Biñan Laguna, Philippines.

Notes:

Synonym: Ochna multiflora Synonym: Ochna atropurpurea Synonym: Ochna mossambicensis

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Laguna, Philippines

Spotted on Sep 25, 2012
Submitted on Oct 12, 2012

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