Chionanthus zeylanicus

Chionanthus zeylanicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Tribe: Oleeae
Genus: Chionanthus
Species: C. zeylanicus
Binomial name
Chionanthus zeylanicus
Thwaites

Chionanthus zeylanicus is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Some state that it can also found in Southern India, but it is not accepted yet.

Trunk

Bark - white or gray, smooth.

Culture

Known as "ගෙරි ඇට - geri eta" in Sinhala, and as "kattimuruchan" in Tamil.

References

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