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Chionanthus
fringetrees and allies
As recorded: Chionanthus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Oleaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, S.K.
- Collector number
- 3850
- Date
- April 24, 1934
- Locality
- Kan-en District; Chim Fung Ling near Sam Mo Watt village
- Island
- Hainan
- Region
- China
- Identified by
- Merrill, E.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 24, 1934, Lau, S.K. also collected 5 other specimens.
Chionanthus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,129 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Lake Raleigh Trail, Raleigh, NC, US
(c) Ryan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Croom, MD, USA
(c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
Cacadu, Eastern Cape, South Africa
(c) Norbert Hahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Alexandria, VA, US
(c) annagypsy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-10-21
Tom Maroney Dr, Nacogdoches, TX, US
no rights reserved
2026-10-21
Princess Anne Rd, Raleigh, NC, US
(c) Lee Bumgarner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chionanthus. BISH 168253. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956140868. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/168253.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956140868 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026