Olax scandens is a species of epiphytic plant in the family Olacaceae. Its native range is India, Indo-China and Malesia, with no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life. Its name in Vietnamese is dương đầu leo or mao trật.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Climbing olax being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Santalales
- Family
- Olacaceae
- Genus
- Olax
- Species
- Olax scandens
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