''Chionanthus porcatus'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is white or dark grey. The flowers are greenish yellow or white. Fruit is black, ellipsoid, up to long. The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
''porcatus'' is from the
Latin meaning "ridged", referring to the fruit. Habitat is forests from sea-level to altitude. ''C. porcatus'' is
endemic to
Borneo.
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porcatus
Plants described in 1980
Endemic flora of Borneo
Trees of Borneo
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