Family · Other eudicots

Olacaceae

Olax family

Tropical trees and shrubs, many root hemiparasites, in the sandalwood order; type genus Olax.

Accepted species: 184accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 29accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈104 MaCretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Olax
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Genera

Olax52 spp.
Heisteria39 spp.
Anacolosa15 spp.
Octoknema14 spp.
Strombosia11 spp.
Ximenia10 spp.
Cathedra5 spp.
Aptandra4 spp.
Ptychopetalum4 spp.
Chaunochiton3 spp.
Phanerodiscus3 spp.
Strombosiopsis3 spp.
Brachynema2 spp.
Diogoa2 spp.
Keita2 spp.
Tetrastylidium2 spp.
Coula1 spp.
Curupira1 spp.
Douradoa1 spp.
Engomegoma1 spp.
Erythropalum1 spp.
Harmandia1 spp.
Hondurodendron1 spp.
Maburea1 spp.
Malania1 spp.
Minquartia1 spp.
Ochanostachys1 spp.
Ongokea1 spp.
Scorodocarpus1 spp.

Where it grows

Southern America76
Africa66
Asia-Tropical23
Australasia13
Northern America8
Asia-Temperate6
Pacific6

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Olacaceae sits in the order Santalales.