Syringa pinetorum

Syringa pinetorum[1][2] is a species in the genus Syringa, in the family Oleaceae.

Syringa pinetorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Syringa
Species:
S. pinetorum
Binomial name
Syringa pinetorum
W. W. Smith

Description
  • Height/spread: Shrub reaching up to 1-3m high and wide at maturity.[2]
  • Stems: Cylindrical branchlets range from villous to puberulent (with fine, minute hairs), gradually becoming glabrescent.[2]
  • Leaves: Ovate to ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, measuring 1.5-2.5 (occasionally up to 4) cm x 0.8-2 (occasionally 3) cm, papery, subglabrous or sparsely pubescent above, glabrescent below or pilose along veins. Apex is acute to acuminate, base cuneate to broadly cuneate.[2]
  • Flowers: Panicles are lateral, erect, and loose, and measure 4-16 (occasionally as much as 20) cm x 3-8 (occasionally 10) cm. Pedicel to 3mm in length, and may be either pubescent or glabrous. Calyx, reaching 1.5-3mm, pedicel, to 3mm, and rachis are usually puberulent. Corolla pale red or lilac, measuring 1-1.5 (rarely to 2) cm. Tube is cylindric, and measures 6-10 (occasionally up to 15) mm. Lobes are elliptic to ovate and spreading. Anthers are yellow and are inserted to 3mm beyond the mouth of the corolla tube. Flowers May–July.[2]
  • Fruit: Capsule is lanceolate to long elliptic and is nearly smooth, measuring 0.8-1.5 cm in length. Fruits July–September.[2]

Habitat

Valleys under pines, 2200-3600m altitude.[2]

Distribution

China: Sichuan, southeastern Tibet (Xizang), and northwestern Yunnan provinces.[2]

Cultivation

Not yet known in cultivation.[2]

Etymology

Pinetorum, meaning 'associated with pines, of pine woods' from the genitive plural of pinus.[2] [3] Syringa is derived from the Greek word syrinx, meaning 'pipe' or 'tube'. Named for the use of its hollow stems to make flutes. In Greek mythology, the nymph Syringa was changed into a reed.[3]

References
  1. The Plant List http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-356318
  2. Fiala, John L. "Lilacs: a gardener's encyclopedia", 2nd ed. copyright Timber Press 2008. rev. and updated by Freek Vrugtman. First ed. published 1988, copyright Timber Press. ISBN 9780881927955. pp 75-81
  3. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 303, 369
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