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Olax scandens

Botanic Family

Olacaceae

Author

Roxburgh

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Cambodia
• India
• Java
• Lesser Sunda Islands - Indonesia
• Laos
• Malaysia
• Mauritius
• Myanmar
• Sri Lanka
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forests
• streamside
• coastal
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• All year feb (India) Dec-Jan(Vietnam)

Fruiting Times

• Aug (Vietnam)

Woody climbing or rambling thorny much-branched shrub to 20m or tree, stem armed with strong curved thorns. Yellowish thin-coriaceous leaves glabrous above, pubescent beneath to 95mm x 35mm. Axillary racemes with bracts to 35mm and bracteoles to 2mm, small white fragrant flowers with yellow appendages, yellow calyx to 1mm x 1.5mm dia., glabrous petals appearing as 5-6 to 12mm long. Yellow drupe 25mm diameter with persistent calyx .

Further References

• Botanicus
• FI
• J.S. Gamble
• The Plant List
• BF
• Botanicus
• F Indochine
• Flora Malesiana
• IFV