Olax


Olax is a plant genus in the family Olacaceae.
The name derives from the Latin, olax , and refers to the unpleasant scent of some of the Olax species.

Species

The type species is O. zeylanica. According to Plants of the world online 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 Christenh. & Byng
  11. Olax capuronii Z.S.Rogers, Malécot & Sikes
  12. Olax crassa Christenh. & Byng
  13. Olax cyanocarpa Christenh. & Byng
  14. Olax dissitiflora Oliv.
  15. Olax egleri Christenh. & Byng
  16. Olax emirnensis Baker
  17. Olax gambecola Baill.
  18. Olax gardneriana Benth.
  19. Olax gossweileri Exell & Mendonça
  20. Olax guianensis Christenh. & Byng
  21. Olax hypoleuca Baill.
  22. Olax imbricata Roxb.
  23. Olax inopiflora Christenh. & Byng
  24. Olax lanceolata Cavaco & Keraudren
  25. Olax latifolia Engl.
  26. Olax laxiflora Ridl.
  27. Olax macrophylla Benth.
  28. Olax madagascariensis 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 Christenh. & Byng
  36. Olax pauciflora Benth.
  37. Olax pendula L.S.Sm.
  38. Olax pentandra Sleumer
  39. Olax phyllanthi R.Br.
  40. Olax psittacorum Vahl
  41. Olax redmondii Christenh. & Byng
  42. Olax retusa F.Muell. ex Benth.
  43. Olax scalariformis A.S.George
  44. Olax scandens Roxb.
  45. Olax singularis Christenh. & Byng
  46. Olax spartea A.S.George
  47. Olax staudtii Engl.
  48. Olax stricta R.Br.
  49. Olax subscorpioidea Oliv.
  50. Olax tepuiensis Christenh. & Byng
  51. Olax triplinervia Oliv.
  52. Olax wildemanii Engl.
  53. Olax zeylanica L.

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