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Chionanthus
Also called Fringetrees And Allies
Chionanthus is a genus of about 140 shrubs and small trees in the olive family, most grown for their showy, fragrant white flower clusters. The temperate species, such as Chinese fringetree (C. retusus) and white fringetree (C. virginicus), are deciduous and hardy, while the tropical species are evergreen and need warmth.
Chionanthus (), common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 140 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
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. 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.
Chionanthus pubescens · Chinese Fringetree · White fringetree
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