Syringa villosa explained

Syringa villosa, the villous lilac, is a shrub native to Korea, the southern part of the Russian Far East (Primorye) and northern China. There are two subspecies currently recognized (April 2014);^[1] these are regarded as separate species in Flora of China.^{[2] [3]} Combining the ranges for the two taxa yields a range within China of Hebei, Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning.

Syringa villosa is a shrub that grows up to 4 meter tall, with red, white, pink or purple flowers.^{[3] [4]} The flowers are long and highly fragrant, and flower in early summer.^[5]

Subspecies

• Syringa villosa subsp. villosa
• Syringa villosa subsp. wolfii (C.K.Schneid.) Jin Y.Chen & D.Y.Hong - (syn. Syringa wolfii C.K.Schneid.)

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=374239 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Syringa villosa subsp. wolfii
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=210002190 Flora of China v 15 p 282, 辽东丁香 liao dong ding xiang, Syringa wolfii
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=210002188 Flora of China v 15 p 282, 红丁香 hong ding xiang, Syringa villosa
4. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/546010#page/97/mode/1up Vahl, Martin. 1804. Enumeratio Plantarum vel ab aliis, vel ab ipso observatarum, cum earum differentiis specificis, synonymis selectis et descriptionibus succinctis / Martini Vahlii. Hauniæ Syringa villosa
5. Web site: Syringa villosa late lilac Shrubs/RHS Gardening . 2024-05-13 . www.rhs.org.uk . en-gb.