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Olax zeylanica
About
Olax zeylanica is a plant species in the family Olacaceae and the type species of the genus Olax. It is found in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, where it is widely used as a leafy vegetable in rural areas. It is known by local people as "මැල්ල - mella" in Sri Lanka.
- Family
- Olacaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Olax zeylanica
- Slug
- olax-zeylanica
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Olacaceae
- Genus
- Olax
- Species
- zeylanica
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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