Olax psittacorum
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| Olax psittacorum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Olacaceae |
| Genus: | Olax |
| Species: | O. psittacorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Olax psittacorum | |
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Olax psittacorum is a species of flowering plant in the Olacaceae family. It is a tree native to Mauritius and Réunion. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
The species was first described as Fissilia psittacorum by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1792. In 1805 Martin Vahl placed it in the genus Olax as O. psittacorum.[2]
