Taxon:  Ochrosia oppositifolia (Lam.) K. Schum.



Summary
Genus:
Ochrosia
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Rauvolfioideae
Tribe:
Vinceae
Nomen number:
412137
Place of publication:
H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2):156.  1895
Verified:
01/23/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cerbera oppositifolia Lam.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Neisosperma oppositifolium (Lam.) Fosberg & Sachet

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ochrosia cowleyi F. M. Bailey

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1967-. Flore de la Nouvelle Caledonie et dependances. Note: = Neisosperma oppositifolium (Lam.) Fosberg & Sachet
  2. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  3. Forster, P. I. 1993. A taxonomic revision of Neisosperma Raf. (Apocynaceae) in Australia, together with a key to Australian genera of Apocynaceae. Austrobaileya 4:14. Note: = Neisosperma oppositifolium (Lam.) Fosberg & Sachet
  4. Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
  5. Kiew, R. et al., eds. 2010-. Flora of peninsular Malaysia Note: Forest Research Institute Malaysia.
  6. Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1987. The African species of Ochrosia Juss. Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 87-5:51.
  7. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova. Note: = Neisosperma oppositifolium (Lam.) Fosberg & Sachet
  8. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  9. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  10. Valkenburg, J. L. C. H. van & N. Bunyapraphatsara, eds. 2001. Medicinal and poisonous plants 2. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(2):386-389.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Frenchbois jaune  2Valkenburg, J. L. C. H. van & N. Bunyapraphatsara, eds. 2001. Medicinal and poisonous plants 2. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(2):386-389.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndiaAndaman and Nicobar Islands Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaMalukuCeramHendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSulawesis.Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatera Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaIndonesiaPapua Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaSolomon Islands  Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMarshall Islands  Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia  Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificUnited StatesGuam Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
1NativePacificSouth-Central PacificFrench Polynesia  Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
1NativePacificSouth-Central PacificFrench PolynesiaAustral Islands Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova. Note: = Neisosperma oppositifolium (Lam.) Fosberg & Sachet
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1967-. Flore de la Nouvelle Caledonie et dependances. Note: = Neisosperma oppositifolium (Lam.) Fosberg & Sachet
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificSamoa  Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificTonga  Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificVanuatu  Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
Native
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Seychelles
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Sri Lanka
  • PAPUASIA: Indonesia [Papua], Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  • INDO-CHINA: India [Andaman and Nicobar Islands], Thailand
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa, Maluku (Ceram), Sulawesi (s.), Sumatera], Malaysia, Philippines
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia, Marshall Islands, United States [Guam]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia [Austral Islands]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, New Caledonia, Tonga, Vanuatu, Samoa

Reference(s)
  1. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1967-. Flore de la Nouvelle Caledonie et dependances. Note: = Neisosperma oppositifolium (Lam.) Fosberg & Sachet
  2. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  3. Hendrian, R. 2004. Revision of Ochrosia (Apocynaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 49:113-115.
  4. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova. Note: = Neisosperma oppositifolium (Lam.) Fosberg & Sachet
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Valkenburg, J. L. C. H. van & N. Bunyapraphatsara, eds. 2001. Medicinal and poisonous plants 2. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(2):386-389.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=412137. Accessed 9 October 2026.