Syringa villosa, the villous lilac,[1] is a shrub native to Korea, the southern part of the Russian Far East (Primorye) and northern China. There are two subspecies currently recognized (April 2014);[2] these are regarded as separate species in Flora of China.[3][4] Combining the ranges for the two taxa yields a range within China of Hebei, Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning.

Syringa villosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Syringa
Species:
S. villosa
Binomial name
Syringa villosa

Syringa villosa is a shrub up to 4 m tall, with red, white, pink or purple flowers.[4][5]

Subspecies edit

  • Syringa villosa subsp. villosa
  • Syringa villosa subsp. wolfii (C.K.Schneid.) Jin Y.Chen & D.Y.Hong - (syn. Syringa wolfii C.K.Schneid.)

References edit

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Syringa villosa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Syringa villosa subsp. wolfii
  3. ^ Flora of China v 15 p 282, 辽东丁香 liao dong ding xiang, Syringa wolfii
  4. ^ a b Flora of China v 15 p 282, 红丁香 hong ding xiang, Syringa villosa
  5. ^ Vahl, Martin. 1804. Enumeratio Plantarum vel ab aliis, vel ab ipso observatarum, cum earum differentiis specificis, synonymis selectis et descriptionibus succinctis / Martini Vahlii. Hauniæ Syringa villosa