Oleaceae
Fraxinus

Fraxinus chinensis Roxb.

First published in Fl. Ind. 1: 150 (1820)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Russian Far East to Japan and Indo-China. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Manchuria, Primorye, Qinghai, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Puerto Rico

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter E-F: 1-50919.
  • Wallander, E. (2008). Systematics of Fraxinus (Oleaceae) and evolution of Dioecy. Plant Systematics and Evolution 273: 25-49.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 4: 1-482. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7124] K001126755 Type Yes
s.coll. [8863] China K000901707 Unknown Type Material Yes
Février [4840] Vietnam K000901725 Type Yes
Février [4840] Vietnam K000901724 Type Yes
Purdom, W. [809] China K000901709 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. [11897] China K000901713 Unknown Type Material Yes
Février [4840] Vietnam K000901726 Type Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4088] China K000901708 Unknown Type Material Yes
Faber, E. [87] China K000901712 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. [3815] China K000901710 Type Yes
David, A. [1703] China K000901711 Unknown Type Material Yes

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  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • Common Names from Kew's Living Collection Database

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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