Oleaceae

Forsythia Vahl

First published in Enum. Pl. Obs. 1: 39 (1804)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is SE. Europe, China to Japan.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, NW. Balkan Pen.

Introduced into:

Alabama, Arkansas, Baltic States, Bulgaria, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Great Britain, Illinois, Ireland, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Montana, New York, Primorye, Romania, Spain, Tennessee, Utah, Washington

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

  • Rangium Juss. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 24: 200 (1822)

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter E-F: 1-50919.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Chase, M.W. [40955] K000696105 No
Chase, M.W. [40943] China K000696095 No
K:SPC-34983.000 No

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