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.[1][2] Most of the tropical species are evergreen, while the three temperate species are deciduous. 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 shrubs and small to medium-sized trees growing to 3–25 m tall. The leaves are opposite, simple. The flowers are produced in feathery panicles, with a corolla subdivided into four slender lobes; they are white, pale yellow, or tinged pink. The fruit is a drupe containing a single seed.[2]
Chang, Mei-chen; Chiu, Lien-ching; Wei, Zhi; Green, Peter S. (2008) [1992]. "Oleaceae; Chionanthus". In Wu, Z. Y.; Raven, P. H. (eds.). Flora of China. Vol. 15 (Myrsinaceae through Loganiaceae). Beijing and St. Louis, MO: Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Retrieved 26 June 2013 – via eFloras.
Green, P. S. (1994). "Chionanthus". In Wilson, A. J. G. (ed.). Flora of Australia: Volume 49: Oceanic Islands 1: Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island(online version). Flora of Australia series. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. p. 329. ISBN978-0-644-29385-3. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
chionanthus, common, name, fringetrees, genus, about, species, flowering, plants, family, oleaceae, fringetrees, pygmaeus, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosperms, clade, eudicots, clade, asterids, order, lamiales. Chionanthus ˌ k aɪ oʊ ˈ n ae n 8 e s common name fringetrees is a genus of about 140 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae Fringetrees Chionanthus pygmaeus Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Asterids Order Lamiales Family Oleaceae Tribe Oleeae Subtribe Oleinae Genus ChionanthusRoyen 1753 Synonyms 1 Bonamica Vell 1829 Ceranthus Schreb 1789 Cylindria Lour 1790 Freyeria Scop 1777 Linociera Sw ex Schreb 1791 Majepea Post amp Kuntze 1903 Mayepea Aubl 1775 Minutia Vell 1829 Sarlina Guillaumin 1952 Tessarandra Miers 1851 Thouinia L f 1782 Chionanthus virginicus flowers Chionanthus pubescens Chionanthus retusus flowers 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 1 2 Most of the tropical species are evergreen while the three temperate species are deciduous 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 shrubs and small to medium sized trees growing to 3 25 m tall The leaves are opposite simple The flowers are produced in feathery panicles with a corolla subdivided into four slender lobes they are white pale yellow or tinged pink The fruit is a drupe containing a single seed 2 Contents 1 Species 2 References 2 1 Cited works 3 External linksSpecies editAs of January 2024 update Plants of the World Online accepted the following species 1 Chionanthus abriaquiensis Fern Alonso amp Cogollo Chionanthus acuminatissimus Merr Kiew ex de Juana Chionanthus acunae Borhidi amp O Muniz Borhidi Cuba Chionanthus adamsii Stearn Jamaica Chionanthus albidiflorus Thwaites Sri Lanka Chionanthus amblirrhinus P S Green Thailand Chionanthus avilensis Steyerm P S Green Venezuela Chionanthus axillaris R Br Australia Queensland Chionanthus axilliflorus Griseb Stearn Caribbean Chionanthus bakeri Urb Stearn Cuba Chionanthus balgooyanus Kiew Sarawak Chionanthus beccarii Stapf Kiew Sumatra Chionanthus brachystachys Schltr P S Green New Caledonia Chionanthus brassii Kobuski Kiew Papua New Guinea Chionanthus bumelioides Griseb Stearn Bahamas Cuba Hispaniola Chionanthus callophylloides Kiew Sarawak Sabah Chionanthus callophyllus Blume Thailand Malaysia Sumatra Borneo Chionanthus caudifolius Ridl Kiew Peninsular Malaysia Chionanthus caymanensis Stearn Cayman Islands Chionanthus celebicus Koord Sulawesi Chionanthus chrysopetalus Cornejo ex Lombardi Chionanthus clementis Quisumb amp Merr Kiew Philippines Chionanthus colonchensis Cornejo amp Bonifaz Ecuador Chionanthus compactus Sw Caribbean Chionanthus coriaceus S Vidal Yuen P Yang amp S Y Lu Taiwan Philippines Chionanthus cordulatus Koord Chionanthus courtallensis Bedd Chionanthus crassifolius Mart P S Green Brazil Chionanthus crispus Kiew Sabah Chionanthus curvicarpus Kiew Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Chionanthus cuspidatus Blume Borneo Chionanthus decipiens P S Green Myanmar Thailand Chionanthus densiflorus Zoll amp Moritzi Java Chionanthus dictyophyllus Urb Stearn Hispaniola Chionanthus diversifolius Miq Sumatra Chionanthus domingensis Lam Caribbean Chionanthus dussii Krug amp Urb Stearn Dominica Martinique Chionanthus ellipticus Blume Java Sumatra Chionanthus enerve Steenis Kiew Borneo Chionanthus eriorachis Kerr P S Green Thailand Chionanthus evenius Stapf Kiew Malesia Chionanthus ferrugineus Gilg P S Green Brazil Chionanthus filiformis Vell P S Green Brazil Chionanthus fluminensis Miers P S Green Brazil Chionanthus gardneriorum Kiew Chionanthus gigas Lingelsh Kiew New Guinea Chionanthus globosus Kiew Kiew Borneo Chionanthus glomeratus Blume Sumatra Chionanthus grandifolius Elmer Kiew Philippines Chionanthus greenii Lombardi Brazil Chionanthus guangxiensis B M Miao Southeastern China Guangxi Chionanthus guianensis Aubl Pers Venezuela French Guiana Chionanthus hahlii Rech Kiew Bismarck Solomons Samoa Chionanthus hainanensis Merrill amp Chun B M Miao Southern China Hainan Chionanthus havilandii Kiew Borneo Chionanthus henryae H L Li USA Florida Alabama Georgia Arkansas Chionanthus henryanus P S Green Southwestern China Burma Chionanthus holdridgei Camp amp Monach Stearn Caribbean Chionanthus implicatus Rusby P S Green South America Chionanthus jamaicensis Urb Stearn Jamaica Chionanthus kajewskii Sleumer Kiew Solomon Islands Chionanthus kinabaluensis Kiew Borneo Chionanthus kostermansii Kiew Chionanthus lancifolius Ridl Kiew Peninsular Malaysia Chionanthus leopoldii Kiew Borneo Chionanthus ligustrinus Sw Pers Caribbean Chionanthus littoreus Miq Sumatra Chionanthus longiflorus H L Li B M Miao Southwestern China Yunnan Chionanthus longipetalus Merr Kiew Sabah Sarawak Chionanthus lucens Kiew Sabah Chionanthus luzonicus Blume Philippines Chionanthus macrobotrys Merr Kiew Sabah Sarawak Chionanthus macrocarpus Blume Indonesia Malaysia Chionanthus macrothyrsus Merr Soejarto amp P K Loc Vietnam Chionanthus mala elengi Dennst P S Green India Bangladesh Nepal Bhutan Thailand Vietnam Laos Burma Cambodia Peninsular Malaysia Andaman Islands Chionanthus maxwellii P S Green Thailand Chionanthus megistocarpus Fern Alonso amp Cogollo Chionanthus micranthus Mart Lozano amp Fuertes Brazil Chionanthus microbotrys Kerr P S Green Cambodia Laos Thailand Vietnam Chionanthus microstigma Gagnep P S Green Laos Thailand Vietnam Chionanthus minutiflorus Kurz Burma Chionanthus montanus Blume Java Sulawesi Andaman amp Nicobar Islands Chionanthus nitens Koord amp Valeton Java Sulawesi Chionanthus nitidus Merr Kiew Philippines Chionanthus oblanceolatus B L Rob P S Green Mexico Central America Chionanthus oblongifolius Koord amp Valeton Java Chionanthus oliganthus Merr Kiew Sabah Sarawak Chionanthus pachyphyllus Merr Kiew Borneo Chionanthus palustris Kiew Borneo Chionanthus panamensis Standl Stearn Mexico Central America Chionanthus parkinsonii Hutch Bennet amp Raizada Thailand Vietnam Andaman amp Nicobar Islands Chionanthus parviflorus Cornejo Lombardi amp W W Thomas Chionanthus pedunculatus P S Green New Caledonia Chionanthus plurifloroides Kiew Borneo Chionanthus pluriflorus Knobl Kiew Borneo Chionanthus polycephalus Kiew Borneo Chionanthus polygamus Roxb Kiew Indonesia Malaysia New Guinea Chionanthus porcatus Kiew Borneo Chionanthus proctorii Stearn Jamaica Chionanthus pubescens Kunth Ecuador Peru Chionanthus pubicalyx Ridl Kiew Borneo Chionanthus purpureus Lam Sri Lanka Chionanthus pygmaeus Small Pygmy fringetree Southeastern United States Florida Chionanthus pyriformis Kiew Chionanthus quadristamineus F Muell Australia Lord Howe Island endemic Chionanthus racemosus Merr Kiew amp Pelser Chionanthus ramiflorus Roxburgh Australia Queensland southern China India Nepal Vietnam Chionanthus remotinervius Merr Kiew Philippines Chionanthus retusus Lindley amp Paxton Chinese fringetree China Japan Korea Chionanthus riparius Lingelsh Kiew New Guinea Chionanthus robinsonii Gagnep B H Quang Chionanthus rostratus Teijsm amp Binn Miq Java Chionanthus rugosus Kiew Borneo Chionanthus rupicola Lingelsh Kiew Indonesia New Guinea Chionanthus sabahensis Kiew Sabah Chionanthus salicifolius Lingelsh Kiew New Guinea Chionanthus sessiliflorus Hemsl Kiew New Guinea Solomon Islands Chionanthus sleumeri C T White Stearn Australia Queensland Chionanthus sordidus Kiew Chionanthus spicatus Blume Borneo Chionanthus spicifer Ridl Kiew Peninsular Malaysia Chionanthus stenurus Merr Kiew Sulawesi Chionanthus subcapitatus Merr B H Quang Chionanthus subsessilis Eichler P S Green Brazil Chionanthus sulawesicus Kiew Chionanthus sumatranus Blume Sumatra Andaman Islands Chionanthus sutepensis Kerr P S Green Thailand Chionanthus tenuis P S Green Brazil Chionanthus thorelii Gagnep P S Green Cambodia Laos Thailand Vietnam Chionanthus timorensis Blume Timor Chionanthus trichotomus Vell P S Green Brazil Argentina Paraguay Chionanthus urbanii Knobl Stearn Hispaniola Chionanthus vargasii Fern Alonso amp Cogollo Chionanthus velutinus Kerr P S Green Thailand Chionanthus verruculatus D Fang China Guangxi Chionanthus virginicus L White fringetree Eastern United States Texas to Florida to Massachusetts to Missouri Chionanthus vitiensis Seem A C Sm Niue Fiji Samoa Tonga Chionanthus wurdackii B Stahl Peru Chionanthus zeylanicus L Sri Lanka southern India Chionanthus zollingerianus Koord amp Valeton JavaReferences edit a b c Chionanthus Royen Plants of the World Online Retrieved 29 November 2023 a b Flora of China v 15 p 293 genus Chionanthus Cited works edit Chang Mei chen Chiu Lien ching Wei Zhi Green Peter S 2008 1992 Oleaceae Chionanthus In Wu Z Y Raven P H eds Flora of China Vol 15 Myrsinaceae through Loganiaceae Beijing and St Louis MO Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press Retrieved 26 June 2013 via eFloras Green P S 1994 Chionanthus In Wilson A J G ed Flora of Australia Volume 49 Oceanic Islands 1 Lord Howe Island Norfolk Island online version Flora of Australia series CSIRO Publishing Australian Biological Resources Study p 329 ISBN 978 0 644 29385 3 Retrieved 26 June 2013 F A Zich B P M Hyland T Whiffen R A Kerrigan 2020 Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Home Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 RFK8 Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research CANBR Australian Government Retrieved 21 June 2021 External links editUniversity of Pretoria Chionanthus foveolatus Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chionanthus amp oldid 1201306686, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
