Chionanthus palustris

Chionanthus palustris grows as a tree up to 17 metres (60 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 15 centimetres (6 in). The bark is light brown. The flowers are yellowish green. Fruit is cream coloured, round, up to 2 centimetres (1 in) in diameter. The specific epithet palustris is from the Latin meaning "swampy", referring to the habitat.[3] Habitat is lowland swamp and forests. C. palustris is endemic to Borneo.[1][4]

Chionanthus palustris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Chionanthus
Species:
C. palustris
Binomial name
Chionanthus palustris
Synonyms

None known.[2]

It was first described and published by Ruth Kiew in Malaysian Forester Vol.43 on page 382 in 1980.[2][4]

References
  1. Kiew, Ruth (April 2002). "Chionanthus palustris Kiew". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 4. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. p. 147. ISBN 983-2181-27-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  2. "Chionanthus palustris Kiew is an accepted name". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  3. Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 258, at Google Books
  4. "Oleaceae Chionanthus palustris Kiew". ipni.org. Retrieved 9 October 2017.


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