Ochna serrulata

Botanical Name: Ochna serrulata
Common Name: Mickey Mouse bush, Mickey Mouse plant, Small-leaved plane, Mickey-Mouse-plant, Ochna, Bird's Eye Bush, Carnival Ochna, Carnivalbush, Planebush
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Botanical Name Ochna serrulata
Common Names Mickey Mouse bush, Mickey Mouse plant, Small-leaved plane, Mickey-Mouse-plant, Ochna, Bird's Eye Bush, Carnival Ochna, Carnivalbush, Planebush
Humidity Medium
Synonyms Diporidium serrulatum, Ochna atropurpurea, Ochna multiflora
Ochna serrulata (commonly known as the small-leaved plane, carnival ochna, bird's eye bush, Mickey mouse plant or Mickey Mouse bush due to the plant's ripe blackfruit, which upside down resembles the ears of Mickey Mouse, and bright-red sepals, which resembles his trousers) is an ornamental garden plant in the family Ochnaceae which is indigenous to South Africa. It is planted in southern African gardens and is an invasive species in Australia and New Zealand.