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Chionanthus callophyllus

Family
Oleaceae (Olive family)
Grows as
Tree
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
Pen. Thailand to W. Malesia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Chionanthus callophyllus grows as a tree up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 30 centimetres (12 in). The bark is white, grey or brown. The flowers are pale green or white. Fruit is purple and round, up to 2.5 centimetres (1 in) in diameter. The specific epithet callophyllus is from the Greek meaning 'beautiful leaf'. Habitat is lowland forest, sometimes in swamps, from sea-level to 500 metres (1,600 ft) altitude. C. callophyllus is found in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia (Borneo and Sumatra).

Other Chionanthus plants

Chionanthus albidiflorus · Chionanthus balgooyana · Chionanthus callophylloides · Chionanthus cordulatus · Chionanthus crassifolius · Chionanthus crispus · Chionanthus curvicarpus · Chionanthus evenius · Chionanthus globosus · Chionanthus havilandii · Chionanthus henryae · Chionanthus kinabaluensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chionanthus callophyllus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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