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Pokosola (Ochrosia elliptica)

Description

Ochrosia elliptica, known as elliptic yellowwood or kopsia is a flowering tree native to north-eastern Australia and New Caledonia. The tree bears an inedible red colored fruit with a white sticky flesh. It has been introduced to Florida where it is considered invasive and also to The Bahamas

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Gentianales

            • Family: Apocynaceae

              • Genus: Ochrosia