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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. ''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 Zeylanica
''Olax zeylanica'' is a plant Plants are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic eukaryotes of the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all curr ... species in the family Olacaceae and the type species of the genus ''Olax''. It is found in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, where it is widely used as a leafy vegetable in rural areas. It is known by local people as "මැල්ල - mella" in Sri Lanka. Ecology Intermediate forest subcanopy. Uses Leaves- vegetable, medicinal. It is widely used as leafy vegetable and also as remedy for snake bites in Sri Lankan Ayurvedic medicine. References * http://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/vjs/article/view/279 * http://www.nsf.ac.lk/newsletter/VOL3NO10/ethno.pdf * http://environmentlanka.com/blog/2010/olax-zeylanica-an-environmentally-safe-bio-pesticide-for-the-control-of-the-maize-weevil-sitophilu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olax Aurantia
''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.Ling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forest Fires
A wildfire, forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a bushfire( in Australia), desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, peat fire, prairie fire, vegetation fire, or veld fire. Some natural forest ecosystems depend on wildfire. Wildfires are distinct from beneficial human usage of wildland fire, called controlled burning, although controlled burns can turn into wildfires. Fossil charcoal indicates that wildfires began soon after the appearance of terrestrial plants approximately 419 million years ago during the Silurian period. Earth's carbon-rich vegetation, seasonally dry climates, atmospheric oxygen, and widespread lightning and volcanic ignitions create favorable conditions for fires. The occurrence of wildfires throughout the history of terrestrial life invites conjecture that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
