†family Olacaceae Martinov 1818

Angiospermae - Santalales - Olacaceae

Synonyms: Aptandraceae Miers , Coulaceae Tiegh , Erythropalaceae Planch ex Miq , Octoknemaceae Soler , Strombosiaceae Tiegh , Ximeniaceae Horan

Parent taxon: Santalales according to The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2016

See also Chandler 1961 and Mabberley 2000

Sister taxa: Anacolosidites, Balanophoraceae, Eremolepidaceae, Exocarpos, Loranthaceae, Medusandraceae, Misodendraceae, Opiliaceae, Santalaceae, Schoepfiaceae

Subtaxa: Erythropalum Olax Strombosia Trioculata Ximenioxylon

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Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Miocene to Pliocene of Nepal (1 collection)

• Miocene of India (1), Kenya (2)

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2)

• Paleogene of India (2)

Total: 8 collections including 12 occurrences

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