Syringa pinnatifolia explained

Syringa pinnatifolia, the pinnate lilac, is a deciduous shrub in the genus Syringa, in the family Oleaceae. It is native to Western China.^[1]

Description

Syringa pinnatifolia is an open, upright, deciduous shrub with exfoliating bark, unusually pinnate, dark-green leaves with lance-shaped, dark green leaflets, and panicles of fragrant, lilac- to pink-flushed, white flowers in spring.^[2] It grows between 8ft to 12ft (2.5-4m) high.^[3] Leaves are composed of seven, nine, or eleven leaflets, which are dull green, stalkless, pointed, the base rounded or in the case of the terminal leaflets frequently attached to the common stalk by a portion of the blade.^[4]

Flowers are fragrant, pale rose-pink or white flowers in early summer, from May–June. Fruits September to October.^[5]

Habitat

Syringa pinnatifolia grows mostly in a temperate biome, surviving at altitudes up to 7–9,000 ft.^[6]

Medicinal use

Peeled stems of Syringa pinnatifolia have been widely used to treat coronary heart disease for hundreds of years in Inner Mongolia, China.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Syringa pinnatifolia - Trees and Shrubs Online . 2024-05-16 . www.treesandshrubsonline.org.
2. Web site: Syringa pinnatifolia - Trees and Shrubs Online . 2024-05-17 . www.treesandshrubsonline.org.
3. Web site: Syringa Pinnatifolia (Pinnate Lilac) – Multi-Stem – Garden Plants Online . 2024-05-17 . en-GB.
4. Web site: Syringa pinnatifolia in Flora of China @ efloras.org . 2024-05-17 . www.efloras.org.
5. Book: Gardiner, Jim . The Timber Press Encyclopedia of Flowering Shrubs . 2014-11-19 . Timber Press . 978-1-60469-395-9 . en.
6. Web site: Syringa pinnatifolia Hemsl. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2024-05-17 . Plants of the World Online . en.
7. Feng . Xiao . Zhang . Ruifei . Li . Junjun . Cao . Yuan . Zhao . Feng . Du . Xiaolang . Gao . Xiaoli . Cao . Lan . Chen . Suyile . Tu . Pengfei . Chai . Xingyun . 2019-01-01 . Syringa pinnatifolia Hemsl. fraction protects against myocardial ischemic injury by targeting the p53-mediated apoptosis pathway . Phytomedicine . 52 . 136–146 . 10.1016/j.phymed.2018.09.188 . 30599893 . 0944-7113.