Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
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Ochna serrulata
Mickey Mouse plant
Ochnaceae
Rainforest, dry forest, roadsides, disturbed sites, and along streams. Coast and ranges, mostly north of Shellharbour.
Introduced shrub to 3 m tall. Stems rough, hairless, covered in lenticels, with circular scars. Leaves alternating up the stems, 2-7 cm long, 6-20 mm wide, hairless, margins toothed, often wavy. stalks variable in length, some leaves almost leaf stalkless, others with stalks up to 13 mm long. Young leaves light green, often have a bronze tinge. Older leaves dark green. Flowers perfumed. Flowers 20-30 mm in diameter, with 5 yellow petals, single. Fruits consist of bright red sepals with up to 6 fruits, green ripening to black, embedded in them.
General Biosecurity Duty all NSW.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Ochna~serrulata (accessed 23 January, 2021)
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