Syringa oblata

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Syringa oblata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Syringa
Species:
S. oblata
Binomial name
Syringa oblata

Syringa oblata [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] is a species in the genus Syringa , in the family Oleaceae. It is also known as early blooming lilac or broadleaf lilac. [2]

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Description

Similar to Syringa vulgaris , but flowers earlier and has very different leaves. [3] Most commonly seen lilac species in China. [5]

Habitat

Gravelly mountains, roadsides, stream banks, thickets, valleys, and woods. 100-2600m altitude. [2]

Distribution

China: Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, and northwest Sichuan provinces.

Korea: Throughout. [2]

Cultivation

Widely cultivated in most areas of China.

Many hybrids are cultivated throughout Europe and the Americas, including numerous cultivars of S. x hyacinthiflora, Victor Lemoine's hybrid with S. vulgaris. [2]

Subspecies

Etymology

Oblata from the modern Latin oblatus, meaning 'somewhat flattened at the ends, oval, oblate'. [3] [8] Syringa is derived from the Greek word syrinx, meaning 'pipe' or 'tube'. Named for the use of its hollow stems to make flutes. In Greek mythology, the nymph Syringa was changed into a reed. [8]

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