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 is a shrub up to 4 m tall, with red, white, pink or purple flowers.[4][5]The flowers are long and highly fragrant, and flower in early summer.[6]

Subspecies

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

References

  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
  6. ^ "Syringa villosa | late lilac Shrubs/RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-13.