Chionanthus_quadristamineus

<i>Chionanthus quadristamineus</i>

Chionanthus quadristamineus

Species of flowering plant

Chionanthus quadristamineus, commonly known as the blue plum, is a flowering plant in the olive family. The specific epithet refers to the four stamens in the flowers.[1]

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Description

Chionanthus quadristamineus is a pale-barked, evergreen tree, growing to 15 m in height. The leathery, broadly elliptic to narrowly obovate leaves are 5–12 cm long and 3–6 cm wide. The small green flowers are 5 mm in diameter. The egg-shaped fruits are 5–6 cm long and dark blue when ripe. The flowering season is from November to May.[1][3][4]

Distribution and habitat

Chionanthus quadristamineus is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It is common in forest from sea-level to elevations of about 400 m in the southern mountains of the island.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    " Chionanthus quadristamineus ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  2. [2]
    The Plant List, Chionanthus quadristamineus
  3. [3]
    Mueller, Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von. 1871. Fragmenta Phytographiæ Australiæ 8: 41, Chionanthus quadristamineus
  4. [4]
    Knoblauch, Emil Friedrich. 1895. Botanisches Centralblatt 61: 87, Linociera quadristaminea


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