Syringa pubescens
Species of flowering plant
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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]
| Syringa pubescens | |
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| S. pubescens subsp. julianae syn. S. julianae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Genus: | Syringa |
| Species: | S. pubescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Syringa pubescens | |
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.