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|accepted_name=Ochrosia elliptica
|accepted_authority=Labillardière
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sert. Austro-Caledon.,
|place=25, plate 30. 1824
|year=1824
}}
|common_names=Elliptic yellowwood;bloodhorn
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=I
|label=Introduced
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|code=F
|label=Illustrated
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|hierarchy=Apocynaceae;Ochrosia;Ochrosia elliptica
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Apocynaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Ochrosia]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Ochrosia elliptica]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 14
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Shrubs </b>or trees 1–6(–8) m. <b>Leaves</b>: petiole 0.5–2(–3) cm, glabrous; blade elliptic to obovate, (5–)7–14 × 2–6 cm, subcoriaceous, base cuneate, often decurrent on petiole, margins revolute, apex obtuse to broadly acute or rarely emarginate, surfaces glabrous. <b>Peduncles</b> 1.3–7 cm, glabrous. <b>Pedicels</b> 1–2 mm, glabrous. <b>Flowers</b>: calyx lobes ovate, 1.5–2.5 mm, glabrous; corolla glabrous abaxially, glabrous or occasionally eglandular-pubescent adaxially, tube 5–7 × 1–1.5 mm, throat 3–4 × 1.5–2 mm, lobes spreading, obliquely oblong to oblanceolate, 6–7 × 2–2.5 mm. <b>Drupes</b> 3.5–4 × 2–2.5 cm. <b>Seeds</b> 8–11 × 6–8 mm including wing. <b>2n</b> = 20.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering and fruiting year-round.
|habitat=Coastal strands, disturbed sites.
|elevation=0–10 m.
|distribution=Fla.;Pacific Islands (Nauru;New Caledonia;Vanuatu);Australia.
|introduced=true
|discussion=<p>Ochrosia elliptica is occasionally planted as an ornamental in coastal areas of southern Florida due to its salt tolerance and has become naturalized in Broward, Monroe, and Sarasota counties. The bright red fruits, which persist on the branches, are attractive but poisonous.</p>
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name=Ochrosia elliptica
|authority=Labillardière
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Apocynaceae
|phenology=Flowering and fruiting year-round.
|habitat=Coastal strands, disturbed sites.
|elevation=0–10 m.
|distribution=Fla.;Pacific Islands (Nauru;New Caledonia;Vanuatu);Australia.
|introduced=true
|reference=None
|publication title=Sert. Austro-Caledon.,
|publication year=1824
|special status=Introduced;Illustrated
|source xml=
|genus=Ochrosia
|species=Ochrosia elliptica
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