''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a
genus
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of about 150 species of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
Oleaceae
Oleaceae, also known as the olive family, is a taxonomic family of flowering shrubs, trees, and a few lianas in the order Lamiales, It presently comprises 28 genera, one of which is recently extinct.Peter S. Green. 2004. "Oleaceae". pages 296-30 ...
.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into temperate regions, one (''C. retusus'') in eastern Asia and two (''C. virginicus'' and ''C. henryae'') in eastern North America.
Most of the tropical species are
evergreen
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which ...
, while the three temperate species are
deciduous
In the fields of horticulture and Botany, the term ''deciduous'' () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, aft ...
. Some botanists restrict ''Chionanthus'' to the deciduous, temperate species, treating the evergreen species in a separate genus ''Linociera'', but apart from leaf persistence, there is no other consistent difference between them.
They are
shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
s and small to medium-sized trees growing to 3–25 m tall. The
leaves
A leaf (plural, : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant plant stem, stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", wh ...
are opposite, simple. The
flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...
s are produced in feathery
panicle
A panicle is a much-branched inflorescence. (softcover ). Some authors distinguish it from a compound spike inflorescence, by requiring that the flowers (and fruit) be pedicellate (having a single stem per flower). The branches of a panicle are of ...
s, with a
corolla subdivided into four slender lobes; they are white, pale yellow, or tinged pink. The
fruit
In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering.
Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ...
is a
drupe
In botany, a drupe (or stone fruit) is an indehiscent fruit in which an outer fleshy part (exocarp, or skin, and mesocarp, or flesh) surrounds a single shell (the ''pit'', ''stone'', or '' pyrena'') of hardened endocarp with a seed (''kernel'') ...
containing a single
seed
A seed is an embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering, along with a food reserve. The formation of the seed is a part of the process of reproduction in seed plants, the spermatophytes, including the gymnosperm and angiospe ...
.
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Species
The following species are accepted by[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, genus ''Chionanthus'' ](_blank)
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# '' Chionanthus acunae'' (Borhidi & O.Muñiz) Borhidi - Cuba
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# ''Chionanthus adamsii
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' Stearn - Jamaica
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# ''Chionanthus africanus
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' (Knobl.) Stearn - tropical Africa
# '' Chionanthus albidiflorus'' – Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
# '' Chionanthus amblirrhinus'' P.S.Green - Thailand
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# ''Chionanthus avilensis
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' (Steyerm.) P.S.Green - Venezuela
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# ''Chionanthus axillaris
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' – Australia (Queensland
)
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)
# '' Chionanthus axilliflorus'' – Caribbean
# '' Chionanthus ayresii'' A.J.Scott - Mauritius
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# ''Chionanthus bakeri
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species exten ...
'' (Urb.) Stearn - Cuba
# '' Chionanthus balgooyana'' – Sarawak
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# '' Chionanthus battiscombei'' (Hutch.) Stearn - eastern + southern Africa
# ''Chionanthus beccarii
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species exten ...
'' (Stapf) Kiew - Sumatra
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# '' Chionanthus boutonii'' A.J.Scott - Mauritius
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# '' Chionanthus brachystachys'' (Schltr.) P.S.Green - New Caledonia
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# '' Chionanthus brachythyrsus'' – Southern China (Hainan
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), Vietnam
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# '' Chionanthus brassii'' (Kobuski) Kiew - Papua New Guinea
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# ''Chionanthus broomeanus
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' (Horne ex Oliv.) A.J.Scott – Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
+ Mauritius
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# '' Chionanthus bumelioides'' (Griseb.) Stearn - Bahamas
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, Cuba, Hispaniola
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# ''Chionanthus calcicola
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species exten ...
'' (Kerr) Kiew - Malaysia
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+ Thailand
# '' Chionanthus callophylloides'' – Sarawak
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+ Sabah
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# '' Chionanthus callophyllus'' – Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo
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# '' Chionanthus camptoneurus'' (Gilg & G.Schellenb.) Stearn - Cameroon
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+ Gabon
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# ''Chionanthus caudifolius
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' (Ridl.) Kiew - Peninsular Malaysia
# ''Chionanthus caymanensis
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species exten ...
'' Stearn - Cayman Islands
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# '' Chionanthus celebicus'' Koord - Sulawesi
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# '' Chionanthus clementis'' (Quisumb. & Merr.) Kiew - Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
# '' Chionanthus colonchensis'' Cornejo & Bonifaz - Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
# '' Chionanthus compactus'' – Caribbean
# '' Chionanthus cordifolius'' Labat, Marc Pignal & O.Pascal - Comoros
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# ''Chionanthus cordulatus
''Chionanthus cordulatus'' grows as a shrub or small tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . Bark is greenish. The flowers are white or yellowish green. Fruit is greyish green and round, up to in diameter. Habitat is lowland forest fr ...
'' – Indonesia
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, Malaysia, Philippines
# '' Chionanthus coriaceus'' (S.Vidal) Yuen P.Yang & S.Y.Lu - Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
+ Philippines
# ''Chionanthus crassifolius
''Chionanthus crassifolius'' is a species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae. It is found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America ...
'' (Mart.) P.S.Green - Brazil
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# '' Chionanthus crispus'' – Sabah
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# ''Chionanthus curvicarpus
''Chionanthus curvicarpus'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is whitish grey or brown. The flowers are yellowish, sometimes greenish white. Fruit is green, ellipsoid, up to long. The specific epithet ''curv ...
'' – Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
# '' Chionanthus cuspidatus'' Blume - Borneo
# '' Chionanthus decipiens'' P.S.Green - Myanmar
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+ Thailand
# '' Chionanthus densiflorus'' Zoll. & Moritzi - Java
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# '' Chionanthus dictyophyllus'' (Urb.) Stearn - Hispaniola
# ''Chionanthus diversifolius
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' Miq - Sumatra
# '' Chionanthus domingensis'' – Caribbean
# '' Chionanthus dussii'' (Krug & Urb.) Stearn - Dominica
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+ Martinique
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# ''Chionanthus ellipticus
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' Blume - Java + Sumatra
# ''Chionanthus enerve
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' (Steenis) Kiew - Borneo
# ''Chionanthus eriorachis
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' (Kerr) P.S.Green - Thailand
# '' Chionanthus evenius'' – Malesia
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# '' Chionanthus ferrugineus'' (Gilg) P.S.Green - Brazil
# '' Chionanthus filiformis'' (Vell.) P.S.Green - Brazil
# '' Chionanthus fluminensis'' (Miers) P.S.Green - Brazil
# ''Chionanthus foveolatus
''Chionanthus foveolatus'', commonly known as the pock ironwood or bastard ironwood, is a medium-sized, evergreen, Afromontane tree that is native to South Africa, Eswatini and Malawi.
''Chionanthus foveolatus'' occurs at medium to high altitude ...
'' (Pock ironwood) – Southern Africa
# '' Chionanthus gigantifolius'' Koord - Sulawesi
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# '' Chionanthus gigas'' (Lingelsh.) Kiew - New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
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It is a simplified version of ...
# '' Chionanthus globosus'' – Borneo
# '' Chionanthus glomeratus'' Blume - Sumatra
# '' Chionanthus grandifolius'' (Elmer) Kiew - Philippines
# '' Chionanthus greenii'' Lombardi - Brazil
# '' Chionanthus guangxiensis'' – Southeastern China (Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...
).
# '' Chionanthus guianensis'' (Aubl.) Pers - Venezuela + French Guiana
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# '' Chionanthus hahlii'' (Rech.) Kiew - Bismarck, Solomons, Samoa
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# ''Chionanthus hainanensis
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species exten ...
'' – Southern China (Hainan)
# ''Chionanthus havilandii
''Chionanthus havilandii'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is whitish. Inflorescences bear up to four pairs of fragrant yellow or white flowers. Fruit is green turning light brown, round, up to in diameter. ...
'' – Borneo
# '' Chionanthus henryae'' H.L.Li - USA (Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas)
# '' Chionanthus henryanus'' – Southwestern China, Burma
# ''Chionanthus holdridgei
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' – Caribbean
# ''Chionanthus implicatus
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species exten ...
'' (Rusby) P.S.Green - South America
# '' Chionanthus intermedius'' – India
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# '' Chionanthus insularis'' Labat - Comoros
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# ''Chionanthus jamaicensis
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' (Urb.) Stearn - Jamaica
# ''Chionanthus kinabaluensis
''Chionanthus kinabaluensis'' is a tree in the family Oleaceae.
Description
''Chionanthus kinabaluensis'' grows up to tall. It has green fruit, measuring up to long.
Distribution and habitat
''Chionanthus kinabaluensis'' is endemic to Borneo ...
'' – Borneo
# '' Chionanthus kajewskii'' (Sleumer) Kiew - Solomon Islands
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# '' Chionanthus lancifolius'' (Ridl.) Kiew - Peninsular Malaysia
# '' Chionanthus leopoldii'' – Borneo
# ''Chionanthus ligustrinus
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' – Caribbean
# '' Chionanthus littoreus'' Miq - Sumatra
# '' Chionanthus longiflorus'' – Southwestern China (Yunnan)
# ''Chionanthus longipetalus
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' (Merr.) Kiew - Sabah
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, Sarawak
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# '' Chionanthus lucens'' – Sabah
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# '' Chionanthus luzonicus'' Blume - Philippines
# '' Chionanthus macrobotrys'' (Merr.) Kiew - Sabah, Sarawak
# ''Chionanthus macrocarpus
''Chionanthus macrocarpus'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The flowers are white. Fruit is bluish green when fresh, ellipsoid, up to long. The specific epithet ''macrocarpus'' is from the Greek meaning "large frui ...
'' – Indonesia, Malaysia
# '' Chionanthus macrothyrsus'' (Merr.) Soejarto & P.K.Lôc - Vietnam
# '' Chionanthus mala-elengi'' (Dennst.) P.S.Green - India, Bangladesh
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, Nepal
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सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
, Bhutan
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, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
, Burma, Cambodia
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, Peninsular Malaysia, Andaman Islands
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# ''Chionanthus mannii
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' (Soler.) Stearn - western + central Africa
# ''Chionanthus maxwellii
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' P.S.Green - Thailand
# '' Chionanthus micranthus'' (Mart.) Lozano & Fuertes - Brazil
# '' Chionanthus microbotrys'' (Kerr) P.S.Green - Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
# '' Chionanthus microstigma'' (Gagnep.) P.S.Green - Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
# '' Chionanthus mildbraedii'' (Gilg & G.Schellenb.) Stearn - central Africa
# '' Chionanthus minutiflorus'' Kurz - Burma
# '' Chionanthus montanus'' Blume - Java, Sulawesi
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, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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# ''Chionanthus niloticus
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' (Oliv.) Stearn - tropical Africa
# ''Chionanthus nitens
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' Koord. & Valeton - Java, Sulawesi
# ''Chionanthus nitidus
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' (Merr.) Kiew - Philippines
# '' Chionanthus oblanceolatus'' (B.L.Rob.) P.S.Green - Mexico
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+ Central America
# '' Chionanthus oblongifolius'' Koord. & Valeton - Java
# ''Chionanthus obtusifolius
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species exten ...
'' (Lam.) Stearn - Madagascar
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# '' Chionanthus oliganthus'' (Merr.) Kiew - Sabah
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, Sarawak
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# ''Chionanthus pachyphyllus
''Chionanthus pachyphyllus'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is light brown. The flowers are yellow. The specific epithet ''pachyphyllus'' is from the Greek meaning "thick leaf". Habitat is forests from sea ...
'' – Borneo
# '' Chionanthus palustris'' – Borneo
# ''Chionanthus panamensis
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' (Standl.) Stearn - Mexico, Central America
# ''Chionanthus parkinsonii
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' (Hutch.) Bennet & Raizada - Thailand, Vietnam, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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# '' Chionanthus pedunculatus'' P.S.Green - New Caledonia
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# '' Chionanthus peglerae'' (C.H.Wright) Stearn - South Africa (Natal
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** Natalia Republic, a former country (1839–1843)
** Colony of Natal, a former British colony ...
+ Cape Province
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)
# '' Chionanthus picrophloia'' – Australia (Queensland)
# '' Chionanthus plurifloroides'' – Borneo
# '' Chionanthus pluriflorus'' – Borneo
# '' Chionanthus polycephalus'' – Borneo
# '' Chionanthus polygamus'' – Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea
# '' Chionanthus porcatus'' – Borneo
# '' Chionanthus proctorii'' Stearn - Jamaica
# ''Chionanthus pubescens
''Chionanthus pubescens'' is a tree in the family Oleaceae. It grows as a deciduous species and is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental tree.
Distribution and habitat
''Chionanthus pubescens'' is native to Ecuador and Peru
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'' – Ecuador
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, Peru
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, national_motto = "Fi ...
# '' Chionanthus pubicalyx'' – Borneo
# ''Chionanthus purpureus
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species exten ...
'' Lam. - Sri Lanka
# ''Chionanthus pygmaeus
''Chionanthus pygmaeus'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the olive family known by the common name pygmy fringetree. It is endemic to Florida, where there are 46 known occurrences as of 2010.USFWS''C. pygmaeus'' Five Year Review.August 1 ...
'' (Pygmy fringetree) – Southeastern United States (Florida
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)
# ''Chionanthus quadristamineus
''Chionanthus quadristamineus'', commonly known as the blue plum, is a flowering plant in the olive family. The specific epithet refers to the four stamens in the flowers.
Description
''Chionanthus quadristamineus'' is a pale-barked, evergreen ...
'' – Australia (Lord Howe Island
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endemic)
# '' Chionanthus ramiflorus'' – Australia (Queensland), southern China, India, Nepal, Vietnam
# '' Chionanthus remotinervius'' (Merr.) Kiew - Philippines
# ''Chionanthus retusus
''Chionanthus retusus'', the Chinese fringetree, is a flowering plant in the family Oleaceae. It is native to eastern Asia: eastern and central China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.
It is a deciduous shrub or small to medium-sized tree growing to in ...
'' (Chinese fringetree) – China, Japan
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, Korea
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# '' Chionanthus richardsiae'' Stearn - Zambia
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# '' Chionanthus riparius'' (Lingelsh.) Kiew - New Guinea
# '' Chionanthus rostratus'' (Teijsm. & Binn.) Miq. - Java
# '' Chionanthus rugosus'' – Borneo
# '' Chionanthus rupicola'' (Lingelsh.) Kiew - Indonesia, New Guinea
# ''Chionanthus sabahensis
''Chionanthus sabahensis'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is green. The flowers are greenish white. Its habitat is montane forest from to altitude. ''C. sabahensis'' is endemic to Borneo where it is ...
'' – Sabah
# ''Chionanthus salicifolius
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' (Lingelsh.) Kiew - New Guinea
# '' Chionanthus sessiliflorus'' (Hemsl.) Kiew - New Guinea + Solomon Islands
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# '' Chionanthus sleumeri'' – Australia (Queensland)
# '' Chionanthus spicatus'' – Borneo
# '' Chionanthus spiciferus'' (Ridl.) Kiew - Peninsular Malaysia
# '' Chionanthus stenurus'' (Merr.) Kiew - Sulawesi
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# '' Chionanthus subsessilis'' (Eichler) P.S.Green - Brazil
# '' Chionanthus sumatranus'' Blume - Sumatra + Andaman Islands
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# '' Chionanthus sutepensis'' (Kerr) P.S.Green - Thailand
# '' Chionanthus tenuis'' P.S.Green - Brazil
# '' Chionanthus thorelii'' (Gagnep.) P.S.Green - Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
# '' Chionanthus timorensis'' Blume - Timor
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# '' Chionanthus trichotomus'' (Vell.) P.S.Green - Brazil, Argentina
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, Paraguay
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# '' Chionanthus tropophyllus'' (H.Perrier) Stearn - Madagascar
# ''Chionanthus urbanii
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species exten ...
'' (Knobl.) Stearn - Hispaniola
# '' Chionanthus velutinus'' (Kerr) P.S.Green - Thailand
# '' Chionanthus verruculatus'' D.Fang - China (Guangxi)
# '' Chionanthus verticillatus'' (Gagnep.) Soejarto & P.K.Lôc - Vietnam
# ''Chionanthus virginicus
''Chionanthus virginicus'' (white fringetree) is a tree native to the savannas and lowlands of the southeastern United States, from New Jersey south to Florida, and west to Oklahoma and Texas.USDA Woody Plant Seed Manual''Chionanthus virginicus'' ...
'' (White fringetree) – Eastern United States (Texas to Florida to Massachusetts to Missouri)
# '' Chionanthus vitiensis'' (Seem.) A.C.Sm. - Niue
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, Fiji
Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...
, Samoa, Tonga
Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...
# ''Chionanthus wurdackii
''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species extending north into te ...
'' B.Ståhl - Peru
# ''Chionanthus zeylanicus
''Chionanthus zeylanicus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae. It is endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defi ...
'' L. - Sri Lanka, southern India
# '' Chionanthus zollingerianus'' Koord. & Valeton - Java
References
Cited works
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External links
University of Pretoria: ''Chionanthus foveolatus''
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Oleaceae genera
Ornamental trees