Chionanthus albidiflorus

Chionanthus albidiflorus (syn. Linociera albidiflora (Thwaites) C.B.Clarke) is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]

Chionanthus albidiflorus

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Chionanthus
Species:
C. albidiflorus
Binomial name
Chionanthus albidiflorus

It is sometimes treated in the segregate genus Linociera, though this does not differ from Chionanthus in any character other than leaf persistence, not a taxonomically significant character.[2]

Culture

Known as "ඇබුල් හොර කහ - ambul hora kaha" in Sinhala.

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). Linociera albidiflora
  2. Flora of China: Chionanthus


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