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2131.000 Olax
Description of the genus
Shrubs or small trees. Leaves distichous. Calyx accrescent. Flowers axillary, either solitary or in short racemes. Petals 3 or 5(-6), glabrous within. Stamens 3-6; staminodes 3-6. Ovary superior. Fruit a drupe. Worldwide: 25 species in the Old World tropics and South Africa Zimbabwe: 2 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| dissitiflora Oliv. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| obtusifolia De Wild. | N,C | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Olax:
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Flora of Botswana: OlaxFlora of Caprivi: Olax
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Olax
Flora of Malawi: Olax
Flora of Mozambique: Olax
Flora of Zambia: Olax
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): OlaxBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Olax
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Olax
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Olax
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Olax
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Olax
JSTOR Plant Science: Olax
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Olax
Plants of the World Online: Olax
Tropicos: Olax
Wikipedia: Olax
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