Latin name: Fraxinus chinensis

Common name: ---

Abbr: Fch

Taxonomy: Oleaceae/Oleeae/Fraxinus

References : NCBI:txid56033

Introduction: Tree 3–20 m. Branchlets glabrous to tomentose; buds covered with brown tomentum or glandular hairs. Leaves deciduous, imparipinnate, 12–35 cm long; leaflets three to seven (to nine), ovate to lanceolate or elliptic, 4–16 × 2–7 cm, papery, glabrous or with small hairs, 5–10 secondary veins on each side of the midrib, margins regularly serrate or entire in the lower half, apex acute to long-acuminate or caudate; petiolule 0.2–1.5 cm long; petioles 3–9 cm long; rachis initially pubescent, densely tomentose or glabrous at point of leaflet attachment. Dioecious; inflorescences paniculate, terminal or axillary on current growth, 5–10 cm long. Flowers opening in spring as leaves unfurl; staminate flowers congested, calyx cup-shaped, corolla absent; pistillate flowers lax, calyx tubular, corolla absent. Fruit a spathulate samara, 2.5–4 × 0.3–1.5 cm. Flowering April to May, fruiting July to October

Distribution: Native to CHINA; JAPAN; NORTH KOREA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

Information sources: Trees and Shrubs Online