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Chionanthus palustris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Oleaceae
Genus:	Chionanthus
Species:	C. palustris
Binomial name
Chionanthus palustris Kiew
Synonyms
None known.

Chionanthus palustris grows as a tree up to 17 metres (60 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 15 centimetres (6 in). The bark is light brown. The flowers are yellowish green. Fruit is cream coloured, round, up to 2 centimetres (1 in) in diameter. The specific epithet palustris is from the Latin meaning 'swampy', referring to the habitat. Habitat is lowland swamp and forests. C. palustris is endemic to Borneo.

It was first described and published by Ruth Kiew in Malaysian Forester Vol.43 on page 382 in 1980.

References

1. ^ Kiew, Ruth (April 2002). "Chionanthus palustris Kiew". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 4. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. p. 147. ISBN 983-2181-27-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
2. ^ "Chionanthus palustris Kiew is an accepted name". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
3. Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 258, at Google Books
4. ^ "Oleaceae Chionanthus palustris Kiew". ipni.org. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

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