Biology:Olax psittacorum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Olax psittacorum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Olacaceae
Genus: Olax
Species:
O. psittacorum
Binomial name
Olax psittacorum
(Lam.) Vahl
Synonyms[2]
  • Fissilia disparilis Comm. ex Baill.
  • Fissilia psittacorum Lam. (1792)
  • Olax breonii Baill.

Olax psittacorum is a species of flowering plant in the Olacaceae family. It is a tree native to Mauritius and Réunion. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

The species was first described as Fissilia psittacorum by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1792. In 1805 Martin Vahl placed it in the genus Olax as O. psittacorum.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5488235 entry