Biology:Syringa pubescens

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae

Syringa pubescens
Syringia julianae0.jpg
S. pubescens subsp. julianae syn. S. julianae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
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 Latin specific epithet pubescens means "downy", referring to the texture of the leaves.[5]

Three subspecies (formerly listed as separate species) are recognized :[6]

  • Syringa pubescens subsp. julianae - syn. S. julianae
  • Syringa pubescens subsp. microphylla - syn. S. microphylla
  • Syringa pubescens subsp. patula (also Syringa velutina) - syn. S. patula (Korean lilac,[7] Manchurian lilac[8])

The cultivar S. pubescens subsp. microphylla 'Superba' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[9][10]

According to some authorities[11] Syringa meyeri C.K.Schneid. is a synonym of S. pubescens. The cultivar ‘Palibin’ has also won the AGM.[12] However, the nearly palmate leaf venation of plants labelled S. meyeri is noticeably distinct from the pinnate venation of other forms of S. pubescens.

References

  1. Flora of China, v 15 p 283, Syringa pubescens
  2. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965. 
  3. "Missouri Botanical Garden - Syringa pubescens subsp. microphylla". http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/plant-finder/plant-details/kc/f800/syringa-pubescens-subsp.-patula-miss-kim.aspx. 
  4. Turczaninow, Nicolai Stepanowitsch. 1840. Bjulleten Moskovskogo Obačestva Ispytatelej Prirody, Otdel Biologičeskij 13: 73
  5. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. pp. 224. ISBN 9781845337315. 
  6. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Syringa pubescens
  7. English Names for Korean Native Plants. Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. pp. 651. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf. Retrieved 8 December 2016. 
  8. "Manchurian Lilac (Syringa pubescens subsp.patula) - Selecting Shrubs for Your Home - University of Illinois Extension". http://urbanext.illinois.edu/ShrubSelector/detail_plant.cfm?PlantID=452. 
  9. "RHS Plant Selector - Syringa pubescens subsp. microphylla 'Superba'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/119022/Syringa-pubescens-subsp-microphylla-Superba/Details. 
  10. "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 100. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. 
  11. "Syringa meyeri". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-356320. 
  12. "RHS Plantfinder - Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/202850/i-Syringa-meyeri-i-Palibin/Details. 

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