Olax

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Olax
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Olax imbricata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Olacaceae
Genus: Olax
L. [1] [2]

Olax is a plant genus in the family Olacaceae. The name derives from the Latin, olax (malodorous), and refers to the unpleasant scent of some of the Olax species. [3] Olax is an Old World genus represented by several climbers, some species have leaves and fruits smelling of garlic such as Olax subscorpioidea and Olax gambecola , seeds of the latter are used as condiments in parts of West Africa. In India Olax nana is well known as one of the first species to emerge after forest fires, the shoots growing directly from buried roots. [4]

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Species

The type species is O. zeylanica. [3] According to Plants of the world online [5] the genus contains the following fifty-three species:

  1. Olax acuminata Wall. ex Benth.
  2. Olax angulata A.S.George
  3. Olax angustifolia Compère
  4. Olax antsiranensis Z.S.Rogers, Malécot & Sikes
  5. Olax aphylla R.Br.
  6. Olax aschersoniana Büttner
  7. Olax aurantia A.S.George
  8. Olax austrosinensis Y.R.Ling
  9. Olax benthamiana Miq.
  10. Olax candida (Poepp.) Christenh. & Byng
  11. Olax capuronii Z.S.Rogers, Malécot & Sikes
  12. Olax crassa (Monach.) Christenh. & Byng
  13. Olax cyanocarpa (Sleumer) Christenh. & Byng
  14. Olax dissitiflora Oliv.
  15. Olax egleri (Bastos) Christenh. & Byng
  16. Olax emirnensis Baker
  17. Olax gambecola Baill.
  18. Olax gardneriana Benth.
  19. Olax gossweileri Exell & Mendonça
  20. Olax guianensis (Engl.) Christenh. & Byng
  21. Olax hypoleuca Baill.
  22. Olax imbricata Roxb.
  23. Olax inopiflora (Miers) Christenh. & Byng
  24. Olax lanceolata Cavaco & Keraudren
  25. Olax latifolia Engl.
  26. Olax laxiflora Ridl.
  27. Olax macrophylla Benth.
  28. Olax madagascariensis (DC.) Cavaco
  29. Olax mannii Oliv.
  30. Olax mayottensis Z.S.Rogers, Malécot & Sikes
  31. Olax nana Wall. ex Benth.
  32. Olax obcordata A.S.George
  33. Olax obtusa Blume
  34. Olax obtusifolia De Wild.
  35. Olax papillosa (Bastos) Christenh. & Byng
  36. Olax pauciflora Benth.
  37. Olax pendula L.S.Sm.
  38. Olax pentandra Sleumer
  39. Olax phyllanthi R.Br.
  40. Olax psittacorum (Lam.) Vahl
  41. Olax redmondii (Steyerm.) Christenh. & Byng
  42. Olax retusa F.Muell. ex Benth.
  43. Olax scalariformis A.S.George
  44. Olax scandens Roxb.
  45. Olax singularis (Vell.) Christenh. & Byng
  46. Olax spartea A.S.George
  47. Olax staudtii Engl.
  48. Olax stricta R.Br.
  49. Olax subscorpioidea Oliv.
  50. Olax tepuiensis (Steyerm.) Christenh. & Byng
  51. Olax triplinervia Oliv.
  52. Olax wildemanii Engl.
  53. Olax zeylanica L.

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References

  1. "Olax L." Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Linnaeus, C. (1753), Species Plantarum 1: 34.
  3. 1 2 "Profile" Olax, Flora of Australia online". profiles.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  4. Flowering Plants of the World by consultant editor Vernon H. Heywood, 1978, Oxford University Press, Walton Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, England, ISBN   019217674-9
  5. "Olax L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2019-08-05.