梣屬落葉喬木，原產南亞至東亞熱帶及亞熱帶地區。樹皮灰白色，質地粗糙，老皮會呈雲片狀剝落。對生單數羽狀複葉，小葉3~7對，小葉卵至長卵形。圓錐花序自枝端伸出，花白色。翅果匙形。開花夏季，結果秋季。

A deciduous tree in the genus Fraxinu, native to the tropical and subtropical regions of South Asia to East Asia. Bark is grayish white and rough on the texture and old bark exfoliate in patches. Opposite odd pinnate compound leaves with 3-7 pairs of leaflets shaped lobular to long ovate. Panicles are white and protrude from the end of branches. Samara is spoon-shaped. Flowering in summer and fruiting in autumn.

適合全日照環境，對土壤的適應性強。植株抗旱性強。栽培初期春至秋季每季施用一次長效性肥料。修剪以不良的過密枝為主。繁殖採用播種法。

Grown in full-sun environment and highly adaptable to soils. Drought tolerant. Apply long-active fertilizers once every season from spring to autumn. Remove primarily crowded weak twigs. Seeding is used for reproduction.

樹形姿態優美，且抗風耐旱，是優質的行道樹與庭園樹。蟬及獨角仙等昆蟲嗜食樹幹汁液，常作為生態復育與教學使用。細緻堅韌的木材俗稱「白雞油」，可作建材、家具、運動器具及工藝品。幼株葉片細緻光亮，可作為盆栽觀葉植物欣賞。

The tree owes a beautiful shape, and can withstand wind and drought, which make it a high-quality street and garden tree. Insects such as cockroaches and the Japanese rhinoceros beetles love to suck the sap, so it’s often used in ecological restoration and education programs. It owes close-grained and tough wood which is commonly called "white chicken oil" and used as materials for construction, furniture, sports equipment and handicrafts. Foliage of saplings are fine and shiny, so the plant can be grown as a potted ornamental.