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Ochna kirkii (Mickey Mouse Plant, Birds Eye Bush) Plant Profile, Culture and Propagation :

• Botanical Name: Ochna kirkii (syn: Ochna carvalhi, Polythecium carvalhi and Polythecium kirkii. Ochna thomasiana has been mentioned as a synonym too by some sources but Flora Zambesiaca considers it a different species altogether.)
• Common Name: Mickey Mouse Plant, Birds Eye Bush
• Family name: Orchnaceae
• Etymology: The genus name, Ochna is derived from an ancient Greek word Ochne for Wild Pear alluding to its leaves that resemble those of this pear tree. The species epithet kirkii is named after Sir John Kirk (1832-1922), a British doctor, naturalist and diplomat who accompanied Dr David Livingstone on his second botanical expedition to Central Afri