Chionanthus callophylloides

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

References

  1. 1 2 Kiew, Ruth (April 2002). "Chionanthus callophylloides Kiew" (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. 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. Retrieved 29 August 2013.


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