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Olax psittacorum
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Olacaceae
Genus:	Olax
Species:	O. psittacorum
Binomial name
	Olax psittacorum; (Lam.) Vahl
Synonyms
	Fissilia disparilis Comm. ex Baill.; Fissilia psittacorum Lam. (1792); Olax breonii Baill.;

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]

References

1 2 Page, W. (1998). "Olax psittacorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998 e.T30558A9553312. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30558A9553312.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
1 2 "Olax psittacorum (Lam.) Vahl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 March 2026.

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[iucn_status_15_November_2021-1] 1 2 Page, W. (1998). "Olax psittacorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998 e.T30558A9553312. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30558A9553312.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[powo-2] 1 2 "Olax psittacorum (Lam.) Vahl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 March 2026.

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