Chionanthus albidiflorus
Chionanthus albidiflorus (syn. Linociera albidiflora (Thwaites) C.B.Clarke) is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]
| Chionanthus albidiflorus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Genus: | Chionanthus |
| Species: | C. albidiflorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chionanthus albidiflorus | |
It is sometimes treated in the segregate genus Linociera, though this does not differ from Chionanthus in any character other than leaf persistence, not a taxonomically significant character.[2]
Culture
Known as "ඇබුල් හොර කහ - ambul hora kaha" in Sinhala.
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). Linociera albidiflora
- Flora of China: Chionanthus
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