Olax scandens L.
MS134 : Olax scandens
| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Drebbelia subarborescens Zoll;
Fissilia disparilis Comm. ex Valeton.;
Fissilia psittacorum Lam.;
Olax bador Buch.-Ham.;
Olax breonii Baill.;
Olax psittacorum (Willd.) Vahl;
Roxburghia baccata Koen.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Parrot Olax, sprawling olax • Bengali: koko-aru • Hindi: dheniani • Marathi: harduli • Oriya: bhadabhadalia • Tamil: kataliranci • Telugu: turakavepa
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| Plant Family | : | Olacaceae |
| Description | : | a tree with round, smooth, rather zigzag branches. Leaves, carried on very short stalks, are rather leathery, nearly 2 inches long. Flowers are white with 5 narrow petals. The drupe is the size of a currant, partly covered by the calyx. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | In Ayurvedic medicine, the bark is used in anaemia and as a supporting drug in diabetes; also in the treatment of fever. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
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| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Eudicots |
| Order | : Santalales |
| Family | : Olacaceae |
| Genus | : Olax L. |
| Species | : Olax scandens L. |