Syringa emodi
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| Syringa emodi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Genus: | Syringa |
| Species: | S. emodi |
| Binomial name | |
| Syringa emodi | |
Syringa emodi[1][2][3][4] is a species in the genus Syringa, in the family Oleaceae. It is also known as Himalayan lilac.[2][3]
- Height/Spread: Shrub to 5m[2][3] in height, spreading to 4m.[3]
- Stems: Vigorous,[3] upright branches with robust branchlets[2] and stout shoots.[3] Bark is silver-grey and lenticellate.[2]
- Leaves: Leaves are elliptic-oblong,[2][3] measuring 9 cm[2] to 15 cm[3] in length and 5 cm in width, and are dark green and glabrous above and silvery-gray and slightly pubescent beneath when young.[2]
- Flowers: Unpleasantly scented,[3] purple,[2] pale lilac,[3] or white[2] flowers are borne on upright,[3] terminal[2] panicles to 15 cm long.[3] Tube measures 1 cm in length; lobes short, valvate, linear-oblong, and hooded at the tips. Anthers protrude about halfway.[2] Flowers in early summer,[3] from May–June.[2]
- Fruit: Fruits September to October.[2]
Habitat
Slopes at 2,000–3,000 m (6,600–9,800 ft) altitude.[2]
Distribution
From the highlands of Afghanistan in the west, through the western Himalayas of northern Pakistan and northwestern India (Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand), to Nepal in the east.[2][3][4]