Chionanthus quadristamineus F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Oleaceae > Chionanthus

Characteristics

Evergreen tree to 16 m high; bark grey or whitish. Leaves opposite: petiole 5–10 mm long, stout; lamina broadly elliptic to almost oblanceolate or narrowly obovate, 5–12 cm long, 3–6 cm wide, attenuate onto petiole, entire, abruptly acuminate, somewhat coriaceous, shiny dark green above. Inflorescence axillary, decussate-cymose, 2–4 cm long, c. 7–12-flowered. Calyx shallow, less than 1 mm long; lobes broadly, bluntly triangular. Corolla green; lobes oblanceolate, 2 mm long. Stamens 4, subsessile; anthers ellipsoidal, 2 mm long. Ovary conical; style barely differentiated; stigma lobes small, shallow. Drupe ovoid-ellipsoidal, 5.5–6 cm long, with thin flesh, dark blue when ripe, with 1 large seed.
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Mature height (meter) 16.0
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Common in the sheltered forests (including tall forests on slopes) around the southern mountains from sea level to c. 400 m altitude.
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Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
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Distribution

Chionanthus quadristamineus world distribution map, present in Australia and Norfolk Island

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:608793-1
WFO ID wfo-0000830214
COL ID 5XTMP
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Synonyms

Notelaea quadristaminea Chionanthus quadristamineus Linociera quadristaminea Mayepea quadristaminea