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Chionanthus kinabaluensis

Chionanthus kinabaluensis is a small montane forest tree from Mount Kinabalu in Borneo, growing to about 10 m, and it is not a commonly grown garden or houseplant. Its care needs are poorly documented, so cultivation would rely on mimicking cool, humid, high-altitude tropical conditions.

Family
Oleaceae (Olive family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist but never waterlogged, as in its humid montane forest habitat.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich, slightly acidic forest-type mix.
Temperature
Cool to mild, roughly 12–24 °C; protect from frost and heat above 30 °C.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Borneo (Sabah)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Chionanthus kinabaluensis is a tree in the family Oleaceae.

Where it grows

Chionanthus kinabaluensis is endemic to Borneo, where it is confined to the Tenompok Forest Reserve on Mount Kinabalu. Its habitat is montane forest, at an altitude of 1,500 m (5,000 ft).

Other Chionanthus plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chionanthus kinabaluensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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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