Biology:Chionanthus retusus

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Short description: Species of tree

Chionanthus retusus
Chionanthus retusus3.jpg
Specimen at Osaka-fu, Japan
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Chionanthus
Species:
C. retusus
Binomial name
Chionanthus retusus
Lindl. & Paxton[1]

Chionanthus retusus, the Chinese fringetree,[2] is a flowering plant in the family Oleaceae. It is native to eastern Asia: eastern and central China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.[3]

It is a deciduous shrub or small to medium-sized tree growing to 20 metres (70 ft) in height, with thick, fissured bark. The leaves are 3–12 centimetres (1–5 in) long and 2–6.5 cm (0.8–2.6 in) broad, simple ovate to oblong-elliptic, with a hairy, 0.5–2 cm (0.2–0.8 in) long petiole. The flowers are white, produced in panicles 3–12 cm (1–5 in) long. The fruit is a blue-black drupe 1–1.5 cm (0.4–0.6 in) long and 0.6–1 cm (0.2–0.4 in) in diameter.[3]

It is cultivated in Europe and North America as an ornamental tree, valued for its feathery white flowerheads.[4]

In Japan 's Aichi Prefecture near Inuyama there is a grove of seven mature Chionanthus retusus renowned for their yearly white blooms. They were designated by the authorities as a natural monument since 1923.[5]

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References

  1. "Chionanthus retusus". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://wcsp.science.kew.org/qsearch.do?page=quickSearch&plantName=Chionanthus%2Bretusus. 
  2. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Chionanthus retusus | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 2 May 2019 }}
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Chionanthus retusus", Flora of China, 15, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=, retrieved 2 May 2019 
  4. Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN:0-333-47494-5.
  5. "White Splendor"

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