Biology:Fraxinus insularis

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Oleaceae

Fraxinus insularis
Fraxinus insularis - Mount Sanqing 2015.09.08 10-33-02.jpg
Growing from a cliff. Note nameplate, which calls it retuse ash.
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Foliage
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Fraxinus
Species:
F. insularis
Binomial name
Fraxinus insularis
Hemsl.
Synonyms[2]
  • Fraxinus championii Little
  • Fraxinus floribunda subsp. insularis (Hemsl.) S.S.Sun
  • Fraxinus insularis var. henryana (Oliv.) Z.Wei
  • Fraxinus retusa Champ. ex Benth.
  • Fraxinus retusa var. integra Lingelsh.
  • Fraxinus taiwaniana Masam.

Fraxinus insularis, the Chinese flowering ash or island ash, is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae, native to central and southeastern China, Hainan, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, and Yakushima, Japan.[2][3][4] Its leaves produce a number of secoiridoid glucosides.[5]

References

  1. Oldfield, S. (2018). "Fraxinus insularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T96443992A96443994. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T96443992A96443994.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/96443992/96443994. Retrieved 13 January 2023. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Fraxinus insularis Hemsl." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/609051-1. 
  3. "Fraxinus insularis". NC State University. 2022. https://jcra.ncsu.edu/horticulture/our-plants/results-by-name-serial-number.php?serial=107100. 
  4. "Fraxinus insularis". The Dawes Arboretum. 31 August 2022. https://dawesarb.arboretumexplorer.org/taxon-22208.aspx. "This species is being evaluated for resistance to Emerald Ash Borer." 
  5. Tanahashi, Takao; Parida; Takenaka, Yukiko; Nagakura, Naotaka; Inoue, Kenichiro; Kuwajima, Hiroshi; Chen, Chen-Chang (1998). "Four secoiridoid glucosides from Fraxinus insularis". Phytochemistry 49 (5): 1333–1337. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00697-3. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10914784 entry