Syringa oblata subsp. dilatata | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Genus: | Syringa |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | S. o. subsp. dilatata
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Trinomial name | |
Syringa oblata subsp. dilatata |
Syringa oblata subsp. dilatata, [1] [2] [3] also known as Korean early lilac, [4] is a subspecies of the species Syringa oblata in the genus Syringa, in the family Oleaceae. [2]
Gravelly mountains, 100-700m altitude. [2]
China: Jilin and Liaoning provinces.
Widely cultivated. Notable cultivars include: [2]
Oblata from the modern Latin oblatus, meaning 'somewhat flattened at the ends, oval, oblate'. Dilatata means 'widened', 'spread out', or 'dilated'. 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. [5]
Syringa oblata subsp. dilatata | |
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| |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Genus: | Syringa |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | S. o. subsp. dilatata
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Trinomial name | |
Syringa oblata subsp. dilatata |
Syringa oblata subsp. dilatata, [1] [2] [3] also known as Korean early lilac, [4] is a subspecies of the species Syringa oblata in the genus Syringa, in the family Oleaceae. [2]
Gravelly mountains, 100-700m altitude. [2]
China: Jilin and Liaoning provinces.
Widely cultivated. Notable cultivars include: [2]
Oblata from the modern Latin oblatus, meaning 'somewhat flattened at the ends, oval, oblate'. Dilatata means 'widened', 'spread out', or 'dilated'. 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. [5]