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Ochna integerrima (Lour.) Merr.

Synonym	:	Ochna harmandii Lecomte
Family	:	Ochnaceae
Local name	:	English - Mickey Mouse plant
Flowering and fruiting period	:	Throughout the year
Distribution	:	Native of South East Asia
Distribution in Kerala	:	All Districts
Habitat	:	Grown as garden plant
Uses	:	The bitter-tasting bark is a digestive tonic. It is also used to treat sore throats. The root is used as a cathartic for treating worms and as a medicine for treating lymphatic disorders.
Key botanical characters: Deciduous trees; branches slender. Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; lamina oblong-elliptic, lanceolate, or linear-lanceolate, obtuse at base, acute at apex, serrate or rarely crenate along margins, chartaceous. Inflorescences many-flowered, monochasial; sepals 5, turning dark red, ovate to ovate-oblong; petals 6, obovate, tapering at base; torus swollen; stamens 30-60; filaments 3-6 mm long, unequal, persistent, filiform; carpels 5-10; style 10-15 mm long; stigma branched. Fruits 2-5.