Specimen height : 6-8 meters
Habitat : Creek banks
Local name : Karaksan
Botanical name : Chionanthus ramiflorus
Family : Oleaceae
Fruiting season : April to June
Traits : Evergreen; Fast growing; Shade tolerant; Water-logging tolerant
Recommendations : Landscaping; Living fence; Living trellis; Public spaces; Riparian mangement; Urban greening
Used for : Reports of flowers being edible; Essential oil (from fruit or seed?); Light construction timber; Firewood and charcoal
Native range : India, Bangladesh, Andaman Islands, China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia (including the Philippines), New Guinea, Australia and Solomon islands
National conservation status : Not threatened
Possible threats : Clearing of woodlands for agricultural, commercial or residential use; Firewood and charcoal production
Further reading :
Biodiversity and Local Perceptions on the Edge of a Conservation Area , Khe Tran Village, Vietnam (M. Boissière, I. Basuki, P. Koponen, M. Wan, D. Sheil) http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/publications/pdf_files/BBoissiere0601.pdf
Co’s Digital Flora of the Philippines - Oleaceae http://www.philippineplants.org/Families/Oleaceae.html
Flora of Taiwan, 2nd Edition Vol. 4 - Oleaceae (YANG, Yuen-Po and LU, Sheng-You) (pages 129-130) or at Plants of Taiwan http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/ebook/ebookpage.php?book=Fl.%20Taiwan%202nd%20edit.&volume=4&page=129 (325)