Olax

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

Species

The type species is O. zeylanica.[3] According to Plants of the world online[4] 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 (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Linnaeus, C. (1753), Species Plantarum 1: 34.
  3. "Profile" Olax, Flora of Australia online". profiles.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  4. "Olax L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
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