Olacaceae FAMILY
Olax imbricata
Olax imbricata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Olax imbricata is an evergreen shrub, or sometimes a climbing plant, growing 2 - 6 metres tall. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
HabitatForests or secondary forests at elevations below 200 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Primary and secondary forests, in dry brushwood, on coral limestone and occasionally in mangrove or peat swamp, at elevations up to 900 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].