Chionanthus sleumeri (C.T.White) Stearn

Oleaceae

Stearn, W.T. (1995) Kew Bull. 50: 817.

A small tree not exceeding 30 cm dbh.

Leaf blades about 14-29 x 3-8.5 cm, the apex with a long acuminate tip. Midrib raised on the upper surface. Lateral veins forming loops inside the blade margin.

Calyx lobes about 4 x 1-1.5 mm. Petals about 8-10 x 3.5 mm, 3-5-veined. Ovules basal, ascending, two per locule.

Fruits globular, about 30 mm diam. Seed globular, about 20-25 mm diam.

First pair of leaves +/- sessile, midrib raised on the upper surface of the leaf blade and lateral veins forming loops inside the blade margin. At the tenth leaf stage: leaf blade elongate-elliptic, apex acuminate, base shortly petiolate, glabrous, about 8-12 lateral veins each side of the midrib forming loops inside the blade margin. Midrib raised on the upper surface, petiole swollen. Cataphylls produced among the true leaves. Seed germination time 24 to 26 days.

Endemic to NEQ, restricted to the coastal strip between Cape Tribulation and Innisfail. Altitudinal range from sea level to 50 m. Grows as an understory tree in well developed lowland rain forest.

Linociera coriacea C.T.White, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 47: 69(1936), Type: Mossman River Gorge, in rain-forest, L.J. Brass, 2125, February 9; holo: A?, BRI ?. Linociera sleumeri C.T.White, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 50: 82(1939), Type: Mossman River Gorge, in rain-forest, L.J. Brass, 2125, February 9; holo: A?, BRI ?.