Olax

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Olax
Olax imbricata Blanco2.311-cropped.jpg
Scientific classification e
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 and , 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]

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. Wall. ex Benth.
  2. A.S.George
  4. , &
  5. R.Br.
  6. Büttner
  7. A.S.George
  9. Miq.
  10. (Poepp.) Christenh. & Byng
  11. , &
  12. () Christenh. & Byng
  13. (Sleumer) Christenh. & Byng
  14. Oliv.
  15. () Christenh. & Byng
  16. Baker
  17. Baill.
  18. Benth.
  19. Exell & Mendonça
  20. (Engl.) Christenh. & Byng
  21. Baill.
  22. Roxb.
  23. (Miers) Christenh. & Byng
  24. & Keraudren
  25. Engl.
  26. Ridl.
  27. Benth.
  28. (DC.)
  29. Oliv.
  30. , Malécot &
  31. Olax nana Wall. ex Benth.
  32. A.S.George
  33. Blume
  34. De Wild.
  35. (Bastos) Christenh. & Byng
  36. Benth.
  37. L.S.Sm.
  38. Sleumer
  39. R.Br.
  40. Olax psittacorum (Lam.) Vahl
  41. (Steyerm.) Christenh. & Byng
  42. F.Muell. ex Benth.
  43. A.S.George
  44. Olax scandens Roxb.
  45. (Vell.) Christenh. & Byng
  46. A.S.George
  47. Engl.
  48. Olax stricta R.Br.
  49. Oliv.
  50. (Steyerm.) Christenh. & Byng
  51. Oliv.
  52. Engl.
  53. Olax zeylanica L.

Gallery[]

  • Olax phyllanthi

  • Olax imbricata, flowers

  • Olax imbricata, fruit

  • Olax scandens, seeds

  • Olax imbricata, bark

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. ^ a b "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.
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