Chionanthus quadristamineus
| blue plum Lord Howe Island fringetree | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Genus: | Chionanthus |
| Species: | C. quadristamineus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chionanthus quadristamineus | |
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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]
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
- ^ a b c d " Chionanthus quadristamineus ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^ The Plant List, Chionanthus quadristamineus
- ^ Mueller, Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von. 1871. Fragmenta Phytographiæ Australiæ 8: 41, Chionanthus quadristamineus
- ^ Knoblauch, Emil Friedrich. 1895. Botanisches Centralblatt 61: 87, Linociera quadristaminea