| Olax obtusifolia De Wild. |
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| Family : OLACACEAE |
| Protologue : Ann. Mus. Congo Belge. Bot., Ser. 4 177 (1903) |
| Information on the genus : Olax |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Shrub, or tree, 1,5-6(-15) m tall, glabrous; branches with reddish-brown bark, exfoliating; young branchlets deep green, becoming rust-coloured, channelled; leaves small (4-8 x 2-4 cm), pale green, with very short petiole;[…] |
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| Ecology : |
Rain-forest, in understorey; dry evergreen forests; open woodland in higher-rainfall areas, especially on rocky hills; dry plateau woodland. |
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Plants and flower organs tend to be larger in N part of range. |
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300-1500 m alt. Resembling O. gossweileri.
Material from SE Kenya (Shimba Hills) was previously named O. dissitiflora (fide Beentje, Kenya, trees, shrubs & lianas: 349-350, 1994). |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- (1968). Flora of Tropical East Africa Olacaceae: 6
Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- LEBRUN, J. P. & A. L. STORK (1992). Enumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique tropicale. Chrysobalanaceae à Apiaceae. Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 2: 159
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
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| Record n°17729 |
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