The Parent order is - Santalales
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Woody Family Olacaceae

Data on a chosen woody family known under an order

Common Names - Synonyms -
Authority - MartinovTotal Number of genera - 27
Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - AngiospermTotal Number of species - 180
Plant forms - Ttrees, lianes, shrubs.
World Distribution - Nnative throughout the tropical regions of the world, esp.tropical S. Africa Typical of being in Santales, they are root-parasites. Has timbers in Coula, Heisteria, Olax, Schoepfia.
Comments - Usually root-parasites, Some timbers. All are woody plants


Woody Genera of Olacaceae

Each link leads to more information on the chosen botanical families

1 - Anacolosa.
2 - Aptandra.
3 - Brachynema.
4 - Cathedra.
5 - Chaunochiton.
6 - Coula.
7 - Curupira.
8 - Diogoa.
9 - Dulacia.
10 - Duradua.
11 - Erythropalum.
12 - Harmandia.
13 - Heisteria.
14 - Liriosma.
15 - Malania.
16 - Medusanthera.
17 - Minquartia.
18 - Ochanostachys.
19 - Octoknema.
20 - Olax.
21 - Ongokea.
22 - Phanerodiscus.
23 - Ptychopetalum.
24 - Schoepfia.
25 - Scorodocarpus.
26 - Strombosia.
27 - Strombosiopsis.
28 - Tetrastylidium.



End of Listing Woody Families of Olacaceae