Chionanthus palustris
Appearance
Chionanthus palustris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Genus: | Chionanthus |
Species: | C. palustris
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Binomial name | |
Chionanthus palustris | |
Synonyms | |
None known.[2] |
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]
It was first described and published by Ruth Kiew in Malaysian Forester Vol.43 on page 382 in 1980.[2][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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). Vol. 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.
- ^ a b "Chionanthus palustris Kiew is an accepted name". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 258, at Google Books
- ^ a b "Oleaceae Chionanthus palustris Kiew". ipni.org. Retrieved 9 October 2017.