Archive for Family: Olacaceae

Erythropalum scandens

April 12, 2011 at 9:32 pm · Filed under Class: Magnoliopsida, Family: Olacaceae, Order: Santalales, Superorder: Santalanae

Erythropalum scandens Blume

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Vulnerable.

Growth Form or Habit: Climber.

IMG_3323
Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2011.

IMG_3324
Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2011.

IMG_3326
Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2011.

IMG_3325
Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2011.

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Strombosia ceylanica

January 7, 2011 at 11:13 pm · Filed under Class: Magnoliopsida, Family: Olacaceae, Order: Santalales, Superorder: Santalanae

Strombosia ceylanica Gardn.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Vulnerable.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

IMG_1535
Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

IMG_1537
Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

IMG_1538
Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

Leaves: Alternate. Glabrous. Bend at the petiole.

More pictures can be found at

(1) Plants of Southeast Asia website

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Ximenia americana

June 20, 2010 at 11:27 pm · Filed under Class: Magnoliopsida, Family: Olacaceae, Order: Santalales, Superorder: Santalanae

Ximenia americana L.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Common. Cultivated.

Growth Form or Habit: Shrub.

Leaves
Loyang; mangrove; 2010.

Flowers
Loyang; mangrove; 2010.

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