''Chionanthus'' , common name: fringetrees, is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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 ...

.Flora of China v 15 p 293, genus ''Chionanthus''
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Species

The following species are accepted byKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, genus ''Chionanthus''
/ref> # '' Chionanthus acunae'' (Borhidi & O.Muñiz) Borhidi -

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

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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 Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

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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 Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

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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 Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

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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 ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

) # '' Chionanthus axilliflorus'' – Caribbean # '' Chionanthus ayresii'' A.J.Scott -

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...

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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 Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ...

# '' 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 Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...

# '' Chionanthus boutonii'' A.J.Scott -

# '' Chionanthus brachystachys'' (Schltr.) P.S.Green -

New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st ...

# '' Chionanthus brachythyrsus'' – Southern China (

Hainan Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

# '' Chionanthus brassii'' (Kobuski) Kiew -

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

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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 ...

# '' Chionanthus bumelioides'' (Griseb.) Stearn -

Bahamas The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to ...

, Cuba,

Hispaniola Hispaniola (, also ; es, La Española; Latin and french: Hispaniola; ht, Ispayola; tnq, Ayiti or Quisqueya) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and th ...

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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 Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

+ Thailand # '' Chionanthus callophylloides'' –

Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indone ...

# '' Chionanthus callophyllus'' – Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra,

Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and eas ...

# '' Chionanthus camptoneurus'' (Gilg & G.Schellenb.) Stearn -

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...

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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 The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territory—the largest by population in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located to the ...

# '' Chionanthus celebicus'' Koord -

Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar ...

# '' 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 The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...

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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 Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

, 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 Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

# '' Chionanthus crispus'' –

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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 ''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 -

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

+ Thailand # '' Chionanthus densiflorus'' Zoll. & Moritzi - Java # ''

Chionanthus dictyophyllus ''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 - 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 ''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 ...

'' (Krug & Urb.) Stearn -

Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...

+ Martinique # ''

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'' (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 ''Chionanthus evenius'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is grey. The flowers are pinkish white. Habitat is generally lowland swamp forest but sometimes found on higher ground, up to altitude. ''C. even ...

'' – Malesia # ''

Chionanthus ferrugineus ''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 ...

'' (Gilg) P.S.Green - Brazil # '' Chionanthus filiformis'' (Vell.) P.S.Green - Brazil # ''

Chionanthus fluminensis ''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 ...

'' (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 -

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Chionanthus gigas ''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 globosus ''Chionanthus globosus'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The flowers are white. The fruit is green turning black, round, up to long. The specific epithet ''globosus'' is from the Latin meaning 'spherical', referrin ...

'' – Borneo # '' Chionanthus glomeratus'' Blume - Sumatra # '' Chionanthus grandifolius'' (Elmer) Kiew - Philippines # ''

Chionanthus greenii ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' (Aubl.) Pers - Venezuela + French Guiana # '' Chionanthus hahlii'' (Rech.) Kiew - Bismarck, Solomons, Samoa # '' Chionanthus hainanensis'' – Southern China (Hainan) # '' Chionanthus havilandii'' – Borneo # ''

Chionanthus henryae ''Chionanthus henryae'' is a plant species native to the southeastern United States. It has been reported from Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas. Species is named for Mary Henry, an avid plant collected who collected many thousands of specimen ...

'' H.L.Li - USA (Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas) # ''

Chionanthus henryanus ''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 ...

'' – 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'' (Rusby) P.S.Green - South America # ''

Chionanthus intermedius ''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 ...

'' – India # ''

Chionanthus insularis ''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 ...

'' Labat -

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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'' – Borneo # ''

Chionanthus kajewskii ''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 ...

'' (Sleumer) Kiew - Solomon Islands # ''

Chionanthus lancifolius ''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 leopoldii'' – Borneo # '' Chionanthus ligustrinus'' – Caribbean # '' Chionanthus littoreus'' Miq - Sumatra # ''

Chionanthus longiflorus ''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 ...

'' – 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 -

# '' Chionanthus lucens'' –

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Chionanthus luzonicus ''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 - 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 ''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.) Soejarto & P.K.Lôc - Vietnam # ''

Chionanthus mala-elengi ''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 ...

'' (Dennst.) P.S.Green - India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, 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, Peninsular Malaysia,

Andaman Islands The Andaman Islands () are an archipelago in the northeastern Indian Ocean about southwest off the coasts of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region. Together with the Nicobar Islands to their south, the Andamans serve as a maritime boundary between th ...

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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'' P.S.Green - Thailand # '' Chionanthus micranthus'' (Mart.) Lozano & Fuertes - Brazil # '' Chionanthus microbotrys'' (Kerr) P.S.Green - Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam # ''

Chionanthus microstigma ''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 ...

'' (Gagnep.) P.S.Green - Laos, Thailand, Vietnam # ''

Chionanthus mildbraedii ''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 ...

'' (Gilg & G.Schellenb.) Stearn - central Africa # '' Chionanthus minutiflorus'' Kurz - Burma # ''

Chionanthus montanus ''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,

Andaman & Nicobar Islands The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India consisting of 572 islands, of which 37 are inhabited, at the junction of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The territory is about north of Aceh in Indonesia and separated f ...

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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'' 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 ''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.L.Rob.) P.S.Green - Mexico + Central America # '' Chionanthus oblongifolius'' Koord. & Valeton - Java # '' Chionanthus obtusifolius'' (Lam.) Stearn - Madagascar # ''

Chionanthus oliganthus ''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 ...

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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'' (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,

# '' Chionanthus pedunculatus'' P.S.Green -

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Chionanthus peglerae ''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 ...

'' (C.H.Wright) Stearn - South Africa ( Natal + Cape Province) # '' Chionanthus picrophloia'' – Australia (Queensland) # '' Chionanthus plurifloroides'' – Borneo # ''

Chionanthus pluriflorus ''Chionanthus pluriflorus'' is a tree in the family Oleaceae. The specific epithet ''pluriflorus'' means "many-flowered". Description ''Chionanthus pluriflorus'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . Its bark is greenish. ...

'' – Borneo # '' Chionanthus polycephalus'' – Borneo # ''

Chionanthus polygamus ''Chionanthus polygamus'' is a tree in the family Oleaceae. The specific epithet ''polygamus'' refers to the tree having both unisexual and bisexual flowers. Description ''Chionanthus polygamus'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diamete ...

'' – Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea # '' Chionanthus porcatus'' – Borneo # ''

Chionanthus proctorii ''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 # ''

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 , image_flag ...

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Chionanthus pubicalyx ''Chionanthus pubicalyx'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is whitish or grey. The fragrant flowers are white or pale yellow. Fruit is purple, ovoid, up to long. Habitat is forests from sea level to altitud ...

'' – Borneo # '' Chionanthus purpureus'' 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) # ''

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 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 Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, Korea # '' Chionanthus richardsiae'' Stearn - Zambia # ''

Chionanthus riparius ''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 rostratus ''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 ...

'' (Teijsm. & Binn.) Miq. - Java # '' Chionanthus rugosus'' – Borneo # ''

Chionanthus rupicola ''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 - 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'' (Lingelsh.) Kiew - New Guinea # '' Chionanthus sessiliflorus'' (Hemsl.) Kiew - New Guinea + Solomon Islands # ''

Chionanthus sleumeri ''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) # ''

Chionanthus spicatus ''Chionanthus spicatus'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is greyish. The fragrant flowers are yellowish green or creamy white. Its fruit is purple-black and round. The specific epithet ''spicatus'' (Latin "s ...

'' – Borneo # ''

Chionanthus spiciferus ''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 stenurus ''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 -

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Chionanthus subsessilis ''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 ...

'' (Eichler) P.S.Green - Brazil # ''

Chionanthus sumatranus ''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 - Sumatra +

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Chionanthus sutepensis ''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 tenuis ''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 - Brazil # ''

Chionanthus thorelii ''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 ...

'' (Gagnep.) P.S.Green - Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam # ''

Chionanthus timorensis ''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 - Timor # ''

Chionanthus trichotomus ''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 ...

'' (Vell.) P.S.Green - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay # ''

Chionanthus tropophyllus ''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 ...

'' (H.Perrier) Stearn - Madagascar # '' Chionanthus urbanii'' (Knobl.) Stearn - Hispaniola # ''

Chionanthus velutinus ''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 verruculatus ''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 ...

'' D.Fang - China (Guangxi) # ''

Chionanthus verticillatus ''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 ...

'' (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 ''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 ...

'' (Seem.) A.C.Sm. - Niue,

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 # ''

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 ''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

References

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External links

University of Pretoria: ''Chionanthus foveolatus''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q615000 Oleaceae genera Ornamental trees