Vasilis Teodoridis:
Olacaceae | Olax
2. Olax austrosinensis Y. R. Ling; Bull. Bot. Res.; Harbin. 2(4): 18. 1982.
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Olax laxiflora Merrill ex H. L. Li; J. Arnold Arbor. 26: 60. 1945; not Ridley (1931).
Shrubs; sometimes climbers; 1-4 m tall. Branchlets brown. Petiole 1-1.3 cm; leaf blade oblong-ovate to elliptic; 8-18 x 4-7 cm; ± leathery; glabrous; base cuneate to rounded; apex acute to ± acuminate; secondary veins 7-15 on each side of midvein. Inflorescences branched or unbranched; (1-)3.5-5 cm; 5- or 6-flowered; peduncle 2-8 mm. Pedicel 3-10 mm. Calyx small; obscurely dentate. Petals white; 1-1.3 cm; 2-lobed. Ovary conic. Style 7-8 mm. Drupe red; ellipsoid to obovoid; basal 1/2 covered by accrescent calyx; 2.8-3.8 x 1.3-2 cm. Fl. Mar-May; fr. Apr-Sep.
* Forests; mountain valleys; 100-1600 m. Guangxi; Hainan.