Ochna serrulata
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Ochna atropurpurea | |
Ochna serrulata, commonly known as the mall-leaved plane, carnival bush, carnival ochna, or Bird's Eye Bush, is an ornamental garden plant which is highly invasive in parts of eastern Australia. Other names the shrub is known by include Micky Mouse Plant and Mickey Mouse bush because the plant's bright-red sepals resembles the face of Mickey Mouse.[1][2] Its origin is South Africa, and it is in the Ochnaceae family.[2]
- ^ "Ochna serrulata". plantzafrica.com. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ^ a b "TopTropicals Plant Catalog: Ochna serrulata". toptropicals.com. Retrieved 2008-09-29.