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Japanese Tree Lilac (Syringa reticulata)

Description

Syringa reticulata (Japanese tree lilac;Chinese: bao ma ding xiang; Japanese: hashidoi) is a species of Lilac, native to eastern Asia: in northern Japan (mainly Hokkaid-), northern China (Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan), Korea, and far southeastern Russia (Primorye).Syringa reticulata (Japanese tree lilac;Chinese: ---- bao ma ding xiang; Japanese: hashidoi) is a species of Lilac, native to eastern Asia: in northern Japan (mainly Hokkaid-), northern China (Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan), Korea, and far southeastern Russia (Primorye).Syringa reticulata is a deciduous small tree growing to a height of 39' (12 m), rarely to 49' (15 m), with a trunk up to 11.8" (30 cm), rarely 15.7" (40 cm) diameter; it is the largest species of lilac, and the only one that regularly makes a small tree rather than a shrub. The leaves are elliptic-acute, 1"-6"(2.5-15 cm) long and 1/2"-4" (1-8 cm) broad, with an entire margin, and a roughish texture with slightly impressed veins. The flowers are white or creamy-white, the corolla with a tubular base 0.16"-0.24"(4-6 mm) long and a four-lobed apex 0.12"-0.24" (3-6 mm) across, and a strong fragrance; they are produced in broad panicles 2"-11" (5-30 cm) long and 1"-8" (3-20 cm) broad in early summer. The fruit is a dry, smooth brown capsule (15-25 mm long), splitting in two to release the two winged seeds.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Lamiales

            • Family: Oleaceae

              • Genus: Syringa