Ochrosia oppositifolia (Lam.) K.Schum.

 
  • Family : APOCYNACEAE
    (Dogbane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Bleekeria salubris (Rumph. ex Raf.) Hassk.; Calpicarpum lamarckii G.Don; Calpicarpum oppositifolium (Lam.) Boiteau; Cerbera oppositifolia Lam.; Cerbera salutaris Lour.; Kopsia lamarckii G.Don ex DC.; Lactaria oppositifolia (Lam.) Kuntze; Lactaria salubris Rumph. ex Raf.; Neisosperma oppositifolium (Lam.) Fosberg & Sachet; Ochrosia salubris Blume; Scaevola salutaris M.R.Almeida; Cerbera fruticosa Roxb.; Cerbera muricata Lam.; Cerbera parviflora G.Forst.; Cerbera platyspermos Gaertn.; Neisosperma muricatum Raf.; Ochrosia commutata K.Schum.; Ochrosia cowleyi F.M.Bailey; Ochrosia parviflora (G.Forst.) Hensl.; Ochrosia platyspermos (Gaertn.) A.DC.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ochrosia oppositifolia (Lam.) K.Schum.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Interview Island, North-South road, Koshin Don, Baludera in Great Nicobar Island
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Islands, Chagos Archipelago, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Jawa, Lakshadweep Islands, Line Islands, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Philippines, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Islands, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tubuai Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Islands, India
  • Literature :
    • Chintala, Sudhakar Reddy. (2013). Flora of North Andaman Islands, India. Biodiversity in India. 6. 111-208. Pg.: 57 https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2514559130
    • B. K. Sinha. (1999). Flora of Great Nicobar Island (P. K. Hajra & P. S. N. Rao, Eds.). Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ochrosia oppositifolia
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Ochrosia oppositifolia. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

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