Olacaceae
Olax

Olax scandens Roxb.

First published in Pl. Coromandel 2: 2 (1800)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh to Peninsula Malaysia, Jawa to Lesser Sunda Islands (Bali). It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1996). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 10: 1-426. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Toyama, H. & al. (2013). Inventory of the woody flora in Permanent plats of Kampong Thom and Kompong Chhnang provinces, Cambodia. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 64: 45-105.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. & De Wilde, W.J.J.O. (eds.) (1984-1989). Flora Malesiana 10: 1-748. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Chayamarit, K. & Balslev, H. (2018). Flora of Thailand 14(1): 1-184. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department. [Cited as Olax psittacorum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chayamarit, K. & Balslev, H. (2018). Flora of Thailand 14(1): 1-184. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1996). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 10: 1-426. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Toyama, H. & al. (2013). Inventory of the woody flora in Permanent plats of Kampong Thom and Kompong Chhnang provinces, Cambodia. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 64: 45-105.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 11, 2008 Ilias Paie [S 41722] Malaysia K000517879 No
Jan 4, 2006 Gardette [2200] Malaysia K000271454 No
Oct 8, 2003 Soepadmo; Mahmud [9180] Malaysia K000183756 No
Jan 1, 1979 s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K000657919 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1979 s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K000657922 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Maingay, A.C. [1911] Malaysia K000657925 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Maingay, A.C. [1911] Malaysia K000657924 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Zollinger, H. [2741] Indonesia K000657920 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1979 s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K000657918 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K000657921 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6774] K001124795 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6774] K001124797 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6774] India K001124793 Unknown Type Material Yes
Williams, K.; Pooma, R.; Poopath, M. [1230] Thailand K001906514 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6774] K001124798 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6774] K001124790 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6774] Burma K001124796 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6774] Burma K001124794 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6774] India K001124791 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6774] India K001124792 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6778] India Olax bador K001124804 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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