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Chionanthus globosus grows as a tree up to 42 metres (138 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 60 centimetres (24 in). The flowers are white. The fruit is green turning black, round, up to 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) long. The specific epithet globosus is from the Latin meaning 'spherical', referring to the fruit. Its habitat is forest from 200 metres (660 ft) to 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) altitude. The species is endemic to Malaysian Borneo (Sabah and Sarawak).
Chionanthus albidiflorus · Chionanthus balgooyana · Chionanthus callophylloides · Chionanthus callophyllus · Chionanthus cordulatus · Chionanthus crassifolius · Chionanthus crispus · Chionanthus curvicarpus · Chionanthus evenius · Chionanthus havilandii · Chionanthus henryae · Chionanthus kinabaluensis
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chionanthus globosus 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.
