Oleaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Fraxinus chinensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fraxinus chinensis is a deciduous tree that can grow from 3 - 25 metres tall[ 1212 Title New Trees Publication Author Grimshaw J.; Bayton R.; Wilks H. Publisher Kew Publishing; London Year 2009 ISBN 1842461737 Description Provides comprehensive botanical descriptions and horticultural commentary on over 800 tree species that have been introduced to cultivation in recent decades. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. Both subspecies are cultivated in China for the production of leaves which are used to feed a scale insect that produces candle wax[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. The plant is also grown as an ornamental. Fraxinus chinensis is very widespread and is not thought to be subject to major threats or population decline throughout its range. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East, China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

HabitatWoodland and thickets; at elevations up to 3,000 metres in W. China[ 109 Title Plantae Wilsonae. Vol 1 - 3 Publication Author Wilson. E. H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher University Press; Cambridge. Year 1911 - 1917 ISBN Description Details of the palnts collected by the plant collector E. H. Wilson on his travels in China. Gives some habitats. Not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. Slopes, along rivers, roadsides, mixed woods; at elevations from 800 - 2, 300 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].