Oleaceae
Chinese fringetree
Chionanthus retusus
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Genus
- Chionanthus
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Common names
By language (7)
- Chinese
- 流苏树, 流蘇樹, 四月雪, 如密花, 晚皮树, 油公子, 炭栗树, 牛金茨果树
- Danish
- Kinesisk Sneflokketræ
- English
- Chinese fringetree
- French
- Arbre de neige, Arbre à franges de Chine
- Japanese
- ヒトツバタゴ
- Korean
- 이팝나무
- Spanish
- Chinese Fringetree
Synonyms
- Chionanthus chinensis Maxim.
- Chionanthus coreanus H.Lév.
- Chionanthus duclouxii Hickel
- Chionanthus retusus f. coreanus (H.Lév.) M.Kim
- Chionanthus retusus var. coreanus (H.Lév.) Nakai
- Chionanthus retusus var. fauriei H.Lév.
- Chionanthus retusus var. mairei H.Lév.
- Chionanthus retusus var. serrulatus (Hayata) Koidz.
- Chionanthus serrulatus Hayata
Photos
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Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.