Syringa pinetorum
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| Syringa pinetorum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Genus: | Syringa |
| Species: | S. pinetorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Syringa pinetorum | |
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Syringa pinetorum[2][3] is a species in the genus Syringa, in the family Oleaceae.
- Height/spread: Shrub reaching up to 1-3m high and wide at maturity.[3]
- Stems: Cylindrical branchlets range from villous to puberulent (with fine, minute hairs), gradually becoming glabrescent.[3]
- Leaves: Ovate to ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, measuring 1.5-2.5 (occasionally up to 4) cm x 0.8-2 (occasionally 3) cm, papery, subglabrous or sparsely pubescent above, glabrescent below or pilose along veins. Apex is acute to acuminate, base cuneate to broadly cuneate.[3]
- Flowers: Panicles are lateral, erect, and loose, and measure 4-16 (occasionally as much as 20) cm x 3-8 (occasionally 10) cm. Pedicel to 3mm in length, and may be either pubescent or glabrous. Calyx, reaching 1.5-3mm, pedicel, to 3mm, and rachis are usually puberulent. Corolla pale red or lilac, measuring 1-1.5 (rarely to 2) cm. Tube is cylindric, and measures 6-10 (occasionally up to 15) mm. Lobes are elliptic to ovate and spreading. Anthers are yellow and are inserted to 3mm beyond the mouth of the corolla tube. Flowers May–July.[3]
- Fruit: Capsule is lanceolate to long elliptic and is nearly smooth, measuring 0.8-1.5 cm in length. Fruits July–September.[3]
Habitat
Valleys under pines, 2200-3600m altitude.[3]