Chionanthus suna ne da ke nufin jinsin bishiya ko shrubs na dangin zaitun (Oleaceae) wanda ya fito daga Asiya da Arewacin Amurka. Sunan gama-gari ga wasu nau'ikan nau'ikan wannan nau'in shine "bishiyar gemu" ko "gemun tsohon mutum," saboda gashin fuka-fuki, farare, ko launin kore masu launin furanni waɗanda suke fure a bazara ko bazara.
