Vasilis Teodoridis:
Oleaceae | Chionanthus
6. Chionanthus ramiflorus Roxburgh; Fl. Ind. 1: 106. 1820.
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Linociera ramiflora (Roxburgh) Wallich ex G. Don; Gen. Hist. 4: 52. 1837.
Shrubs or trees 3-25 m. Branchlets terete; usually compressed. Petiole 2-5 cm; glabrous; leaf blade elliptic; oblong-elliptic; or ovate-elliptic; rarely lanceolate; (5-)8-20(-30) x (2.5-)4-7(-12) cm; leathery; glabrous; densely dotted with raised pimples especially abaxially; base attenuate; apex acuminate; acute; or obtuse; primary veins 7-10 on each side of midrib; slightly raised or obscure. Panicles axillary or rarely terminal; loose; 2.5-12(-25) cm. Pedicel 1-6 mm. Calyx ca. 1 mm; glabrous or puberulent; lobes ovate; ca. 0.5 mm; acute or obtuse. Corolla white or yellow; 2.5-5.5 mm; lobes oblong; rounded; slightly united at base. Anthers elliptic or oblong. Drupe blue-black; pruinose; ovoid-ellipsoid or ellipsoid; (1-) 1.5-3 x 0.5-2.2 cm.
Woods; thickets; slopes; ravines; 0-2000 m. Guangxi; Guizhou; Hainan; Taiwan; Yunnan [India; Nepal; Vietnam; Australia; Pacific Islands]