title: Olax zeylanica
text: # Olax zeylanica
  
  Olax zeylanica is a plant species in the family Olacaceae and the type species of the genus Olax. It is found in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, 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.
  
  ## 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.
  
  