Olax scandens Roxb.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Olacaceae > Olax

Characteristics

A climbing shrub. The leaves are oval. The flowers are small and white. They occur as equal stalked flowers on a stalk near the ends of the branches. The fruit is an oval capsule. It is orange, It is almost covered with a fleshy calyx.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 5.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in open country near the sea. It can grow up to 300 m above sea level. It occurs in the Western Ghats in India.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The young shoots are eaten as a green vegetable and as a pot herb. The tender stems are used as a vegetable and the leaves are roasted and eaten. The fruit are eaten raw. They are also used to prepare a drink.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits leaves stems
Therapeutic use Analgesics (bark), Anemia (bark), Antipyretics (bark), Antitussive agents (bark), Arthritis (bark), Diabetes mellitus (bark), Fever (bark), Eye diseases (fruit), Analgesics (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Antineoplastic agents (leaf), Antipyretics (leaf), Antirheumatic agents (leaf), Antitussive agents (leaf), Common cold (leaf), Headache (leaf), Laxatives (leaf), Psoriasis (leaf), Sprains and strains (root), Fever (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Anemia (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Images

Olax scandens unspecified picture

Distribution

Olax scandens world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, India, Iceland, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mauritius, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:608144-1
WFO ID wfo-0000390238
COL ID 7WDSD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Loranthus securidacoides Olax scandens Roxburghia baccata Olax obtusa Drebbelia subarborescens