Fraxinus mandshurica
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| Internal ID | UUID64402cd1197f2470390526 |
| Scientific name | Fraxinus mandshurica |
| Authority | Rupr. |
| First published in | Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 15: 371 (1857) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
- Solid timber from Fraxinus mandshurica is employed for high‑quality furniture, flooring, cabinetry and interior paneling. The wood is also processed into veneer and plywood for surface finishing. Smaller logs are chipped for pulp and paper, where the material is suitable for kraft pulping.
Industrial and craft applications:
- The timber’s strength and low shrinkage make it suitable for interior joinery, doors, kitchen utensil handles and artistic wood‑carving. It is also used for high‑grade furniture components where dimensional stability is required.
Colorants and tanning:
- Bark extracts of Fraxinus mandshurica yield a brown natural dye for textiles and contain appreciable condensed tannins that are employed in leather tanning.
Wood and fiber:
- The heartwood, with a specific gravity of 0.66–0.78 g cm⁻³, is classified as a dense hardwood. It produces high‑grade fiberboard and medium‑density fiberboard (MDF) used in interior construction and furniture components.
Properties relevant to use:
- Wood properties: high specific gravity, low volumetric shrinkage from green to equilibrium moisture, and high bending strength (modulus of rupture around 150 MPa). These characteristics confer dimensional stability and durability. The bark contains appreciable condensed tannins, providing good tanning capacity. The timber’s high cellulose content and moderate lignin content enable efficient kraft pulping, producing pulp with favorable strength properties.
Standards and regulation:
- In China, quality classification and grading of Fraxinus mandshurica timber are governed by the national standard GB/T 26907‑2019. For veneer production, the international standard ISO 24294 (wood‑based panels – veneer) applies. Furniture using the wood must also meet the general timber safety standards, e.g., GB 18584‑2001 for formaldehyde emissions.
Sustainability and sourcing:
- The species occurs in the Russian Far East, northeastern China and Japan. Over‑exploitation for high‑value timber has led to local population declines; it is listed as “Vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List. Sustainable forest management (FSC certification) has been introduced in several Russian and Chinese regions, encouraging plantation establishment and regulated logging to maintain supply while conserving genetic diversity.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Fraxinus excelsa | Thunb. | Fl. Jap. : 23 (1784) |
| Fraxinus excelsissima | Koidz. | Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 3: 41 (1934) |
| Fraxinus mammifera | Steud. | Nomencl. Bot. 1: 346. 1821 (1821) |
| Fraxinus mandshurica subsp. brevipedicellata | S.Z.Qu & T.C.Cui | Acta Bot. Boreal.-Occid. Sin. 8: 130 (1988) |
| Fraxinus mandshurica var. japonica | Maxim. | Mélanges Biol. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 7: 395. 1874 |
| Fraxinus nigra var. mandshurica | (Rupr.) Lingelsh. | Pflanzenr. IV, 243(1): 57 1920 |
| Fraxinus nigra subsp. mandshurica | (Rupr.) S.S.Sun | Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 5(1): 60 (1985) |
| Fraxinus elatior | Thunb. ex Palib. | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 18: 155 (1901) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | manchurian ash |
| Arabic | مران منشوري |
| Azerbaijani | mancur göyrüşü |
| azb | مانجور گؤیروشو |
| Belarusian | ясень манчжурскі |
| Bulgarian | манджурски ясен |
| German | asiatische schwarz-esche |
| German | asiatische schwarzesche |
| German | mandschurische esche |
| Finnish | mantšuriansaarni |
| Armenian | Հացենի մանջուրական |
| Icelandic | grænaskur |
| Japanese | ヤチダモ |
| Japanese | マンシュウトネリコ |
| Japanese | 谷地梻 |
| Korean | 들메나무 |
| Russian | Ясень маньчжурский |
| Chinese | 东北梣 |
| Chinese | 水曲柳 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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China
- China North-central
- China South-central
- China Southeast
- Manchuria
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Eastern Asia
- Japan
- Korea
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Russian Far East
- Amur
- Khabarovsk
- Kuril Islands
- Primorye
- Sakhalin
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China
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000832653 |
| USDA Plants | FRMA5 |
| Tropicos | 23000264 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:609086-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-369861 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | 282961 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 272095 |
| Observations.org | 133328 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 56029 |
| IUCN Red List | 61918582 |
| IPNI | 609086-1 |
| iNaturalist | 361894 |
| GBIF | 6433032 |
| Freebase | /m/0271nlt |
| EPPO | FRXMA |
| Elurikkus | 4802 |
| USDA GRIN | 17202 |
| Wikipedia | Fraxinus_mandschurica |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_050941835.1 | ASM5094183v1 | Complete Genome | Jilin Agricultural University | 2025-06-17 | 115 | 745.20 Mb |
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans | |||||
| Fraxiresinol | 21632950 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C3(COC(C3CO2)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)OC)O | 404.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.32.4482 |
| > Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans / Tetrahydrofuran lignans / 7,9-epoxylignans | |||||
| (-)-Olivil | 5273570 | Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)CC2(COC(C2CO)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)O)O | 376.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.32.4482 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids | |||||
| Ferruginol | 442027 | Click to see CC(C)C1=C(C=C2C(=C1)CCC3C2(CCCC3(C)C)C)O | 286.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629881 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Coumarin glycosides | |||||
| 7-hydroxy-6-methoxy-8-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-2-one | 5281418 | Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1)C=CC(=O)O2)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O | 370.31 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629881 |
| Fraxin | 5273568 | Click to see | 370.31 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629881 |
| Mandshurin | 11740722 | Click to see | 384.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.33.4069 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins | |||||
| Fraxinol | 3047739 | Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C=CC(=O)OC2=C1)OC)O | 222.19 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.33.4069 https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.107.6_435 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7,8-dihydroxycoumarins | |||||
| Fraxetin | 5273569 | Click to see | 208.17 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629881 https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.107.6_435 |
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| In public collections | 0 |