Kingdom Plantae Family Olacaceae Species O. zeylanica | Order Santalales Genus Olax | |
Olax zeylanica is a plant in the Olacaceae family. It is found only in Sri Lanka, where it is widely used as a leafy vegetable in rural areas. It is known by local people as "මැල්ල - mella" in Sri Lanka.
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Ecology
intermediate forest subcanopy.
Uses
leaves- vegetable, medicinal.
It is widely used as leafy vegetable and also as remedy for snake bites in Sri Lankan Ayurvedic medicine.
References
Olax zeylanica Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA