Syringa pubescens
| 巧玲花 qiao ling hua | |
|---|---|
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| S. pubescens subsp. julianae syn. S. julianae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Tribe: | Oleeae |
| Genus: | Syringa |
| Species: | S. pubescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Syringa pubescens Turcz. | |
Syringa pubescens is a species of flowering plant in the lilac genus of the family Oleaceae, native to Korea and China (Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Jilin, Liaoning, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan).[1]
Growing to 6 m (20 ft) tall and broad, it is a substantial deciduous shrub with green leaves felted white beneath, and panicles of heavily scented, white-throated lilac flowers in early summer.[2][3][4]
The specific epithet pubescens means "downy", referring to the texture of the leaves.[5]
Three subspecies (formerly listed as separate species) are recognised:[6]
- Syringa pubescens subsp. julianae - syn. S. julianae
- Syringa pubescens subsp. microphylla - syn. S. microphylla
- Syringa pubescens subsp. patula - syn. S. patula (Manchurian lilac)[7]
The cultivar S. pubescens subsp. microphylla 'Superba' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[8]
References
- ↑ Flora of China, v 15 p 283, Syringa pubescens
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "Missouri Botanical Garden - Syringa pubescens subsp. microphylla". Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Turczaninow, Nicolai Stepanowitsch. 1840. Bjulleten Moskovskogo Obačestva Ispytatelej Prirody, Otdel Biologičeskij 13: 73
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Syringa pubescens
- ↑ http://urbanext.illinois.edu/ShrubSelector/detail_plant.cfm?PlantID=452
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Syringa pubescens subsp. microphylla 'Superba'". Retrieved 5 June 2013.
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