Chionanthus ramiflorus

Chionanthus ramiflorus is an evergreen shrub or tree that can reach up to in height. The trunk and branches are pale, the leafy twigs are circular in cross section. The glossy green leaves are usually about long and wide, and elliptic to oblong-elliptic. They are attached to the twig with a petiole up to long and they have 7–10 lateral veins on either side of the midrib. The inflorescence is a panicle up to long. They carry numerous small white or yellow flowers, each of which have four petals about long. The fruit is a blue-black, ovoid drupe about long and diameter. ==Distribution and habitat==

It is native to the following regions as defined in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions: • China: South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan • Eastern Asia: Taiwan • Indian Subcontinent: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya • Indo-China: Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam • Malesia: Borneo, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera • Papuasia: New Guinea, Solomon Islands • Australia: Queensland The species grows in evergreen or deciduous forests, such as rainforest, monsoon forest, and littoral forest. In Australia it is recorded at altitudes from sea level up to about , up to in Thailand and in China, while in Nepal it occurs between . ==Taxonomy==

It was originally described by Scottish botanist William Roxburgh in 1820, but since then numerous authors have put forward many alternate names, resulting in numerous synonyms now being recognised. ==Conservation==

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assessed this species in 2024, giving it a status of least concern. In its statement, the IUCN cites the plant's large numbers and wide distribution, as well as the absence of any discernable threats, as the basis for its evaluation. ==Ecology==

The fruit of this plant is eaten by cassowaries, figbirds, koels, Torres Strait pigeons, and golden bowerbirds. The leaves are eaten by Lumholtz's tree-kangaroos. ==Gallery==