Chionanthus callophylloides

Chionanthus callophylloides grows as a tree up to 13 metres (40 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 25 centimetres (10 in). The bark is brown. Fruit is blue green, ellipsoid up to 3 centimetres (1 in) long. Its habitat is lowland mixed dipterocarp forest, sometimes in swamps. C. callophylloides is endemic to Malaysian Borneo (Sabah and Sarawak).[1]

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

References

  1. Kiew, Ruth (April 2002). "Chionanthus callophylloides 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. pp. 135, 137. ISBN 983-2181-27-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.


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