Shrubs or small trees. Leaves distichous. Calyx accrescent. Flowers axillary, either solitary or in short racemes. Petals 3 or 5(-6), glabrous within. Stamens 3-6; staminodes 3-6. Ovary superior. Fruit a drupe.
Worldwide: 25 species in the Old World tropics and South Africa
Flora of Botswana: Olax Flora of Burundi: Olax Flora of Caprivi: Olax Flora of the DRC: Olax Flora of Malawi: Olax Flora of Mozambique: Olax Flora of Zambia: Olax
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Olax BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Olax EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Olax GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Olax Google: Web - Images - Scholar iNaturalist: Olax IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Olax JSTOR Plant Science: Olax Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Olax Plants of the World Online: Olax Tropicos: Olax Wikipedia: Olax