Chionanthus ramiflorus (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Chionanthus ramiflorus Roxb.

Synonyms

Chionanthus luzonica Blume, Linociera cumingiana S. Vidal, Linociera pauciflora (Wallich ex DC.) C.B. Clarke.

Vernacular names

• Malay olive (En)
• Indonesia: gofasa bobudo (Ternate)
• Philippines: karaksan (Filipino)
• Thailand: kluean, taachai bai yai, uap dam (peninsular).

Distribution

From eastern India to Indo-China, Taiwan, Thailand, throughout the Malesian region (not yet in the Lesser Sunda Islands), Australia (Queensland) and the Solomon Islands.

R. Kiew