Family:
Olacaceae Juss. ex R.Br.
Genus:
Olax L.

Olax scandens Roxb.

This species is accepted, and its native range is India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh to Peninsula Malaysia, Jawa to Lesser Sunda Islands (Bali).

Native to:

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

Olax scandens Roxb. appears in other Kew resources:

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 [9180], Malaysia K000183756 No
Jan 1, 1979 s.coll. [s.n.], Jawa K000657918 isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1979 s.coll. [s.n.], Jawa K000657919 isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Maingay, A.C. [1911], Peninsular Malaysia K000657924 holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Maingay, A.C. [1911], Peninsular Malaysia K000657925 holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Zollinger, H. [2741], Jawa K000657920 isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1979 s.coll. [s.n.], Jawa K000657922 isotype Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6774], Myanmar K001124794 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6774] K001124795 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6774], Myanmar K001124796 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6774], India K001124792 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6774] K001124798 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6774], India K001124793 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6774], India K001124791 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.], Jawa K000657921 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6774] K001124797 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6774] K001124790 Yes

First published in Pl. Coromandel 2: 2 (1800)

Accepted by

  • 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.
  • Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Not accepted by

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

Literature

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.
  • Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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