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Taxon:  Chionanthus retusus Lindl. & Paxton



Summary
Genus:
Chionanthus
Family:
Oleaceae
Tribe:
Oleeae
Nomen number:
10217
Place of publication:
Paxton's Fl. Gard. 3:83, fig. 273. 1852
Verified:
05/13/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Chionanthus retusus Lindl. & Paxton var. retusus (0 active accession[s])
Chionanthus retusus Lindl. & Paxton var. serrulatus (Hayata) Koidz. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  2. Forest Experimental Station, Korea. 1966. Illustrated woody plants of Korea.
  3. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  4. Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan.
  5. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  6. Meyer, F. G. et al. 1994. A catalog of cultivated woody plants of the southeastern United States
  7. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  8. Song, J. H. et al. 2011. Morphological characteristics, distribution and taxonomic considerations of Chionanthus retusus. Korean J. Pl. Taxon. 41:156-163.
  9. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
English
Chinese fringetree –
German
chinesischer Schneeflockenstrauch –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshuc.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushuTsushima
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Honshu (c.), Kyushu (Tsushima)], Taiwan
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=10217. Accessed 18 May 2025.