Chionanthus palustris grows as a tree up to 17 m tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 15 cm. The bark is light brown. The flowers are yellowish green. Fruit is cream coloured, round, up to Vorlage:Convert in diameter. The specific epithet palustris is from the Latin meaning "swampy", referring to the habitat. Habitat is lowland swamp and forests. C. palustris is endemic to Borneo.[1]
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- ↑ Ruth Kiew: Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. Band 4. Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 2002, ISBN 983-2181-27-5, S. 147 (gov.my [abgerufen am 7. September 2013]).
palustris Category:Endemic flora of Borneo Category:Trees of Borneo Category:Plants described in 1980