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Olax Pendula
''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. ''Olax'' is an Old World genus represented by several climbers, some species have leaves and fruits smelling of garlic such as ''Olax subscorpioidea'' and ''Olax gambecola'', 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. Species The type species is Olax zeylanica, O. zeylanica. According to Plants of the world online the genus contains the following fifty-three species: # ''Olax acuminata'' Nathaniel Wallich, Wall. ex George Bentham, Benth. # ''Olax angulata'' Alex George (botanist), A.S.George # ''Olax angustifolia'' Pierre Compère, Compère # ''Olax antsiranensis'' Z.S.Rogers, Valéry Malécot, Malécot & Kendra G. Sikes, Sikes # ''Olax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olax Imbricata
''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. ''Olax'' is an Old World genus represented by several climbers, some species have leaves and fruits smelling of garlic such as '' Olax subscorpioidea'' and '' Olax gambecola'', 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. Species The type species is O. zeylanica. According to Plants of the world online the genus contains the following fifty-three species: # ''Olax acuminata'' Wall. ex Benth. # ''Olax angulata'' A.S.George # ''Olax angustifolia'' Compère # ''Olax antsiranensis'' Z.S.Rogers, Malécot & Sikes # ''Olax aphylla'' R.Br. # ''Olax aschersoniana'' Büttner # ''Olax aurantia'' A.S.George # '' Olax austrosinensis'' Y.R.Lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |