Olax subscorpioidea Oliv.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Olacaceae > Olax

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It can grow 10-15 m tall. The branches are thin and often drooping.
Life form perennial
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Mature height (meter) 10.0 - 15.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in the undergrowth in deciduous forests in West Africa. In Nigeria it has been recorded up to 1,500 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food gene source material medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Enema (unspecified), Guineaworms (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified), Venereal (unspecified), Yellow Fever (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Canker (unspecified), Stomach (unspecified)
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Images

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Distribution

Olax subscorpioidea world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Chad, and Togo

Conservation status

Olax subscorpioidea threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:608152-1
WFO ID wfo-0000390222
COL ID 492MR
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Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Olax subscorpioidea Ptychopetalum laurentii Olax durandii Olax laurentii Olax schlechteri