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Olax

Angiospermae - Santalales - Olacaceae

Taxonomy
Olax was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Olax zeylanica.

It was assigned to Olacaceae by Prasad (2008).

Species
O. bankasii, O. zeylanica (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
O. depressa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Olax Linnaeus
2008Olax Prasad

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
orderSantalalesBrown 1820
familyOlacaceaeMartinov 1818
genusOlax

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Olax Linnaeus 1753
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†Olax bankasii Prasad and Pandey 2008
Olax zeylanica Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Pliocene or 56.00000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) O. depressa (22811)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Nepal O. bankasii (222975)