Fraxinus paxiana

{{Short description|Species of plant in the family Oleaceae}}

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|image_caption=Buds

|genus=Fraxinus

|species=paxiana

|authority=Lingelsh.

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|synonyms=Fraxinus densiflora {{small|Lingelsh.}}

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Fraxinus paxiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae, native to central and southern China.{{cite POWO |id=609151-1 |title=Fraxinus paxiana Lingelsh. |access-date=28 November 2022 }} A tree reaching {{cvt|20|m}}, it is found in forested valley slopes, usually from {{cvt|400|to|1100|m}} above sea level.{{cite web |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200017777 |title=秦岭梣 qin ling qin |author= |date=2022 |website=Flora of China |publisher=efloras.org |access-date=28 November 2022 }} In the wild it is heavily infected with Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, the fungal pathogen that causes ash dieback, but shows little damage.{{cite journal |title=The viability of a breeding programme for ash in the British Isles in the face of ash dieback |year=2020 |last1=Plumb |first1=William J. |last2=Coker |first2=Timothy L. R. |last3=Stocks |first3=Jonathan J. |last4=Woodcock |first4=Paul |last5=Quine |first5=Christopher P. |last6=Nemesio‐Gorriz |first6=Miguel |last7=Douglas |first7=Gerry C. |last8=Kelly |first8=Laura J. |last9=Buggs |first9=Richard J. A. |journal=Plants, People, Planet |volume=2 |pages=29–40 |s2cid=202030062 |doi=10.1002/ppp3.10060 |doi-access=free }}