Forest Ochna
Red Ironwood
Ochna holstii
Mt. Kenya Forest Reserve, Kimunye, Kirinyaga County, Kenya. 01 June 2017.
LEAVES: Leaves are arranged in a flat plane. The margins are finely toothed and slightly wavy. Shape is elliptical and are alternate on the stem.
TREE: A small to medium-sized tree encountered in the understory of mature forest in moist areas.
RANGE: Found in montane forest areas in a wide area of East Africa.
FLOWERS: Flowers are yellow.
FRUIT: .
UNARMED: No thorns
The wood of Forest Ochna is valuable for construction, furniture and tools and as a result over-harvesting in unprotected areas.