Fraxinus insularis
Growing from a cliff. Note nameplate, which calls it retuse ash.
Foliage
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Fraxinus
Species:
F. insularis
Binomial name
Fraxinus insularis
Synonyms[2]
  • Fraxinus championii Little
  • Fraxinus floribunda subsp. insularis (Hemsl.) S.S.Sun
  • Fraxinus insularis var. henryana (Oliv.) Z.Wei
  • Fraxinus retusa Champ. ex Benth.
  • Fraxinus retusa var. integra Lingelsh.
  • Fraxinus taiwaniana Masam.

Fraxinus insularis, the Chinese flowering ash or island ash, is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae, native to central and southeastern China, Hainan, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, and Yakushima, Japan.[2][3][4] Its leaves produce a number of secoiridoid glucosides.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Oldfield, S. (2018). "Fraxinus insularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T96443992A96443994. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T96443992A96443994.en. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Fraxinus insularis Hemsl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Fraxinus insularis". JC Raulston Arboretum. NC State University. 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Fraxinus insularis". Arboretum Explorer. The Dawes Arboretum. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022. This species is being evaluated for resistance to Emerald Ash Borer.
  5. ↑ Tanahashi, Takao; Parida; Takenaka, Yukiko; Nagakura, Naotaka; Inoue, Kenichiro; Kuwajima, Hiroshi; Chen, Chen-Chang (1998). "Four secoiridoid glucosides from Fraxinus insularis". Phytochemistry. 49 (5): 1333–1337. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00697-3.


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