| Home | > | List of families | > | Olacaceae | > | Olax | > | obtusifolia |
| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Large-fruited olax (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree with a rounded crown. Leaves ovate to elliptic, dull light green, thinly textured, hairless, apex broadly tapering to rounded. Flowers in small axillary clusters, rarely solitary, creamy-white. Fruit a spherical drupe, c. 2.5 cm in diameter, yellow-orange when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | obtusifolia: with obtuse leaves |
| Habitat: | In hot and dry woodland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC and Zambia south to Mozambique |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C |
| Growth form: | ST |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Hypolycaena caeculus caeculus (Azure hairstreak) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 12 April 2007 |
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