Oleaceae

Syringa L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 9 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is SE. Europe to Himalaya and Japan.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Amur, Bulgaria, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Greece, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Nepal, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, Tibet, Ukraine, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Albania, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, British Columbia, Central European Russia, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechia-Slovakia, District of Columbia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Italy, Kansas, Kentucky, Krym, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Poland, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Castroviejo, S. (ed.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora Iberica 11: 1-672. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Chen, J.Y. (2008). A taxonomic revision of Syringa L. (Oleaceae). Cathaya; Annals of the Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany and Herbarium, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences 17-18: 1-170.
  • Green, P.S. (2006). World Checklist of Oleaceae Manuscript Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 27, 2016 Delavay, M. [1525] China K000938671 No
Royle, J.F. [s.n.] India K000901644 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Romania K000901616 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 2831] India K001117195 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000901619 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milford [s.n.] K000901617 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bentham, G. [s.n.] Romania K000901620 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jacquin [s.n.] Hungary K000901618 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [2831] India K000901645 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0