Olax

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

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Read about Olax in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Olax (probably from the odor or smell). Olacaceae. Thirty and more species of trees, sometimes scandent, shrubs and subshrubs in the tropical parts of the Old World, little known in cult.: Lvs. alternate, simple: fls. white or whitish, sometimes colored, small, mostly in short axillary simple or branched racemes; calyx cup-shaped, minute; petals 3-6, some of them in some species coherent; fertile stamens usually 3, sometimes 4 or 5, mostly standing opposite the edges of the petals; staminodia 5 or 6, notched, mostly standing opposite the petals; ovary free, in a cup-shaped disk, the stigma 3-lobed: fr. somewhat immersed in fleshy calyx, containing a 1-seeded stone. None of the species seems to be listed; probably some of them would be interesting far S. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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