''Chionanthus'' (), common name: fringetrees, is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of about 140 species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the

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Oleaceae Oleaceae, also known as the olive family or sometimes the lilac family, is a taxonomic family of flowering shrubs, trees, and a few lianas in the order Lamiales. It presently comprises 28 genera, one of which is recently extinct.Peter S. Gree ...

. 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 In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has Leaf, foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season. Consisting of many diffe ...

, while the three temperate species are

deciduous In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed Leaf, leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, aft ...

. 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. They are

shrub A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...

s and small to medium-sized trees growing to 3–25 m tall. The

leaves A leaf (: leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally above ground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, stem, ...

are opposite, simple. The

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s are produced in feathery

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s, with a corolla subdivided into four slender lobes; they are white, pale yellow, or tinged pink. The

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is a

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containing a single

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.Flora of China v 15 p 293, genus ''Chionanthus''
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accepted the following species: # '' Chionanthus abriaquiensis'' Fern.Alonso & Cogollo # ''

Chionanthus acuminatissimus ''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 t ...

'' (Merr.) Kiew ex de Juana # ''

Chionanthus acunae ''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 t ...

'' (Borhidi & O.Muñiz) Borhidi -

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Chionanthus adamsii ''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 t ...

'' Stearn -

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Chionanthus albidiflorus ''Chionanthus albidiflorus'' (syn. ''Linociera albidiflora'' (Thwaites) C.B.Clarke) is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, a ...

'' Thwaites –

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# ''

Chionanthus amblirrhinus ''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 t ...

'' P.S.Green -

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Chionanthus avilensis ''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 t ...

'' (Steyerm.) P.S.Green -

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Chionanthus axillaris ''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 t ...

'' R.Br. – Australia (

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) # '' Chionanthus axilliflorus'' (Griseb.) Stearn – Caribbean # '' Chionanthus bakeri'' (Urb.) Stearn - Cuba # ''

Chionanthus balgooyanus ''Chionanthus balgooyanus'' is a tree in the family Oleaceae. It is named for the Dutch botanist Max van Balgooy. Description ''Chionanthus balgooyanus'' grows up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is greyish green or dark brown ...

'' Kiew –

Sarawak Sarawak ( , ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. It is the largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia. Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is ...

# '' Chionanthus beccarii'' (Stapf) Kiew -

Sumatra Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the list of islands by area, sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi. ...

# '' Chionanthus brachystachys'' (Schltr.) P.S.Green -

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# '' Chionanthus brassii'' (Kobuski) Kiew -

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Chionanthus bumelioides ''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 t ...

'' (Griseb.) Stearn -

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, Cuba,

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# '' Chionanthus callophylloides'' Kiew –

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# '' Chionanthus callophyllus'' Blume – Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra,

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# '' Chionanthus caudifolius'' (Ridl.) Kiew - Peninsular Malaysia # '' Chionanthus caymanensis'' Stearn -

Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory, and the largest by population. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located so ...

# '' Chionanthus celebicus'' Koord -

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# '' Chionanthus chrysopetalus'' Cornejo ex Lombardi # '' Chionanthus clementis'' (Quisumb. & Merr.) Kiew -

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# '' Chionanthus colonchensis'' Cornejo & Bonifaz -

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# '' Chionanthus compactus'' Sw. – Caribbean # '' Chionanthus coriaceus'' (S.Vidal) Yuen P.Yang & S.Y.Lu -

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+ Philippines # '' Chionanthus cordulatus'' Koord. # '' Chionanthus courtallensis'' Bedd. # '' Chionanthus crassifolius'' (Mart.) P.S.Green -

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# '' Chionanthus crispus'' Kiew –

# '' Chionanthus curvicarpus'' Kiew – Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines # '' Chionanthus cuspidatus'' Blume - Borneo # '' Chionanthus decipiens'' P.S.Green -

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

+ Thailand # '' Chionanthus densiflorus'' Zoll. & Moritzi -

Java Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people (including Madura) in mid 2024, proje ...

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Chionanthus dictyophyllus ''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 t ...

'' (Urb.) Stearn - Hispaniola # '' Chionanthus diversifolius'' Miq - Sumatra # '' Chionanthus domingensis'' Lam. – Caribbean # '' Chionanthus dussii'' (Krug & Urb.) Stearn -

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# '' Chionanthus ellipticus'' Blume - Java + Sumatra # '' Chionanthus enerve'' (Steenis) Kiew - Borneo # '' Chionanthus eriorachis'' (Kerr) P.S.Green - Thailand # '' Chionanthus evenius'' (Stapf) Kiew –

Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...

# '' Chionanthus ferrugineus'' (Gilg) P.S.Green - Brazil # '' Chionanthus filiformis'' (Vell.) P.S.Green - Brazil # '' Chionanthus fluminensis'' (Miers) P.S.Green - Brazil # '' Chionanthus gardneriorum'' Kiew # '' Chionanthus gigas'' (Lingelsh.) Kiew -

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# '' Chionanthus globosus'' (Kiew) Kiew – Borneo # '' Chionanthus glomeratus'' Blume - Sumatra # '' Chionanthus grandifolius'' (Elmer) Kiew - Philippines # '' Chionanthus greenii'' Lombardi - Brazil # '' Chionanthus guangxiensis'' B.M.Miao. – Southeastern China (

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). # '' Chionanthus guianensis'' (Aubl.) Pers - Venezuela +

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# '' Chionanthus hahlii'' (Rech.) Kiew - Bismarck, Solomons,

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# '' Chionanthus hainanensis'' (Merrill & Chun) B.M.Miao. – Southern China (Hainan) # '' Chionanthus havilandii'' Kiew – Borneo # '' Chionanthus henryae'' H.L.Li - USA (Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas) # '' Chionanthus henryanus'' P.S.Green. – Southwestern China, Burma # '' Chionanthus holdridgei'' (Camp & Monach.) Stearn – Caribbean # '' Chionanthus implicatus'' (Rusby) P.S.Green - South America # '' Chionanthus jamaicensis'' (Urb.) Stearn - Jamaica # ''

Chionanthus kajewskii ''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 t ...

'' (Sleumer) Kiew -

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Chionanthus kinabaluensis ''Chionanthus kinabaluensis'' is a tree in the family Oleaceae. Description ''Chionanthus kinabaluensis'' grows up to tall. It has green fruit, measuring up to long. Distribution and habitat ''Chionanthus kinabaluensis'' is endemic to Borneo ...

'' Kiew – Borneo # ''

Chionanthus kostermansii ''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 t ...

'' Kiew # '' Chionanthus lancifolius'' (Ridl.) Kiew - Peninsular Malaysia # '' Chionanthus leopoldii'' Kiew – Borneo # '' Chionanthus ligustrinus'' (Sw.) Pers. – Caribbean # '' Chionanthus littoreus'' Miq - Sumatra # '' Chionanthus longiflorus'' (H.L.Li) B.M.Miao. – Southwestern China (Yunnan) # '' Chionanthus longipetalus'' (Merr.) Kiew -

# '' Chionanthus lucens'' Kiew –

# '' Chionanthus luzonicus'' Blume - Philippines # '' Chionanthus macrobotrys'' (Merr.) Kiew - Sabah, Sarawak # '' Chionanthus macrocarpus'' Blume – Indonesia, Malaysia # '' Chionanthus macrothyrsus'' (Merr.) Soejarto & P.K.Lôc - Vietnam # '' Chionanthus mala-elengi'' (Dennst.) P.S.Green - India,

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, Thailand, Vietnam,

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, Burma,

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, Peninsular Malaysia,

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# '' Chionanthus maxwellii'' P.S.Green - Thailand # ''

Chionanthus megistocarpus ''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 t ...

'' Fern.Alonso & Cogollo # '' Chionanthus micranthus'' (Mart.) Lozano & Fuertes - Brazil # '' Chionanthus microbotrys'' (Kerr) P.S.Green - Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam # '' Chionanthus microstigma'' (Gagnep.) P.S.Green - Laos, Thailand, Vietnam # '' Chionanthus minutiflorus'' Kurz - Burma # '' Chionanthus montanus'' Blume - Java,

Andaman & Nicobar Islands The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India comprising 572 islands, of which only 38 are inhabited. The islands are grouped into two main clusters: the northern Andaman Islands and the southern Nicobar Islands, separated by a ...

# '' Chionanthus nitens'' Koord. & Valeton - Java, Sulawesi # '' Chionanthus nitidus'' (Merr.) Kiew - Philippines # '' Chionanthus oblanceolatus'' (B.L.Rob.) P.S.Green -

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+ Central America # '' Chionanthus oblongifolius'' Koord. & Valeton - Java # '' Chionanthus oliganthus'' (Merr.) Kiew -

# ''

Chionanthus pachyphyllus ''Chionanthus pachyphyllus'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is light brown. The flowers are yellow. The specific epithet ''pachyphyllus'' is from the Greek meaning 'thick leaf'. Habitat is forests from sea ...

'' (Merr.) Kiew – Borneo # '' Chionanthus palustris'' Kiew – Borneo # '' Chionanthus panamensis'' (Standl.) Stearn - Mexico, Central America # '' Chionanthus parkinsonii'' (Hutch.) Bennet & Raizada - Thailand, Vietnam,

# ''

Chionanthus parviflorus ''Chionanthus'' (), common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 140 species of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Oleaceae. The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species exte ...

'' Cornejo, Lombardi & W.W.Thomas # '' Chionanthus pedunculatus'' P.S.Green -

# '' Chionanthus plurifloroides'' Kiew – Borneo # '' Chionanthus pluriflorus'' (Knobl.) Kiew – Borneo # '' Chionanthus polycephalus'' Kiew – Borneo # '' Chionanthus polygamus'' (Roxb.) Kiew – Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea # '' Chionanthus porcatus'' Kiew – Borneo # '' Chionanthus proctorii'' Stearn - Jamaica # '' Chionanthus pubescens'' Kunth. –

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# '' Chionanthus pubicalyx'' (Ridl.) Kiew – Borneo # '' Chionanthus purpureus'' Lam. - Sri Lanka # ''

Chionanthus pygmaeus ''Chionanthus pygmaeus'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the Oleaceae, olive family known by the common name pygmy fringetree. It is Endemism, endemic to Florida, where there are 46 known occurrences as of 2010.USFWS''C. pygmaeus'' Five Y ...

'' Small (Pygmy fringetree) – Southeastern United States (

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) # ''

Chionanthus pyriformis ''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 t ...

'' Kiew # ''

Chionanthus quadristamineus ''Chionanthus quadristamineus'', commonly known as the blue plum, is a flowering plant in the olive family. The specific epithet refers to the four stamens in the flowers. Description ''Chionanthus quadristamineus'' is a pale-barked, evergreen ...

'' F.Muell. – Australia (

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endemic) # ''

Chionanthus racemosus ''Chionanthus'' (), common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 140 species of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Oleaceae. The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species exte ...

'' (Merr.) Kiew & Pelser # '' Chionanthus ramiflorus'' Roxburgh – Australia (Queensland), southern China, India, Nepal, Vietnam # '' Chionanthus remotinervius'' (Merr.) Kiew - Philippines # ''

Chionanthus retusus ''Chionanthus retusus'', the Chinese fringetree, is a flowering plant in the family Oleaceae. It is native to eastern Asia: eastern and central China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. It is a deciduous shrub or small to medium-sized tree growing to in ...

'' Lindley & Paxton (Chinese fringetree) – China,

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Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

# '' Chionanthus riparius'' (Lingelsh.) Kiew - New Guinea # ''

Chionanthus robinsonii ''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 t ...

'' (Gagnep.) B.H.Quang # '' Chionanthus rostratus'' (Teijsm. & Binn.) Miq. - Java # '' Chionanthus rugosus'' Kiew – Borneo # '' Chionanthus rupicola'' (Lingelsh.) Kiew - Indonesia, New Guinea # '' Chionanthus sabahensis'' Kiew – Sabah # '' Chionanthus salicifolius'' (Lingelsh.) Kiew - New Guinea # ''

Chionanthus sessiliflorus ''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 t ...

'' (Hemsl.) Kiew - New Guinea +

# '' Chionanthus sleumeri'' (C.T.White) Stearn – Australia (Queensland) # ''

Chionanthus sordidus ''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 t ...

'' Kiew # '' Chionanthus spicatus'' Blume – Borneo # ''

Chionanthus spicifer ''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 t ...

'' (Ridl.) Kiew - Peninsular Malaysia # ''

Chionanthus stenurus ''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 t ...

'' (Merr.) Kiew -

# ''

Chionanthus subcapitatus ''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 t ...

'' (Merr.) B.H.Quang # ''

Chionanthus subsessilis ''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 t ...

'' (Eichler) P.S.Green - Brazil # '' Chionanthus sulawesicus'' Kiew # ''

Chionanthus sumatranus ''Chionanthus'' (), common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 140 species of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Oleaceae. The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species exte ...

'' Blume - Sumatra +

# '' Chionanthus sutepensis'' (Kerr) P.S.Green - Thailand # '' Chionanthus tenuis'' P.S.Green - Brazil # '' Chionanthus thorelii'' (Gagnep.) P.S.Green - Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam # '' Chionanthus timorensis'' Blume -

Timor Timor (, , ) is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is Indonesia–Timor-Leste border, divided between the sovereign states of Timor-Leste in the eastern part and Indonesia in the ...

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Chionanthus trichotomus ''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 t ...

'' (Vell.) P.S.Green - Brazil,

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

# '' Chionanthus urbanii'' (Knobl.) Stearn - Hispaniola # ''

Chionanthus vargasii ''Chionanthus'' (), common name: fringetrees, is a genus of about 140 species of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Oleaceae. The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with three species exte ...

'' Fern.Alonso & Cogollo # '' Chionanthus velutinus'' (Kerr) P.S.Green - Thailand # '' Chionanthus verruculatus'' D.Fang - China (Guangxi) # ''

Chionanthus virginicus ''Chionanthus virginicus'' (white fringetree) is a tree native to the savannas and lowlands of the northeastern and southeastern United States, from Massachusetts south to Florida, and west to Oklahoma and Texas.USDA Woody Plant Seed Manual''Chi ...

'' L. (White fringetree) – Eastern United States (Texas to Florida to Massachusetts to Missouri) # '' Chionanthus vitiensis'' (Seem.) A.C.Sm. -

Niue Niue is a self-governing island country in free association with New Zealand. It is situated in the South Pacific Ocean and is part of Polynesia, and predominantly inhabited by Polynesians. One of the world's largest coral islands, Niue is c ...

Fiji Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about ...

, Samoa,

Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in the southern Pacific Ocean. accordin ...

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Chionanthus wurdackii ''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 t ...

'' B.Ståhl - Peru # ''

Chionanthus zeylanicus ''Chionanthus zeylanicus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in ...

'' L. - Sri Lanka, southern India # '' Chionanthus zollingerianus'' Koord. & Valeton - Java

References

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External links

University of Pretoria: ''Chionanthus foveolatus''
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