Syringa

Syringa
Syringa vulgaris,
common lilac
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Tribe: Oleeae
Subtribe: Ligustrinae
Genus: Syringa
L.
Synonyms[1]
  • Lilac Mill.
  • Liliacum Renault
  • Busbeckia Hécart, nom. inval.
  • Ligustrina Rupr.

Syringa is a genus of 12 currently recognized species of flowering woody plants in the olive family or Oleaceae[1] called lilacs. These lilacs are native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere.[2][3][4][5]

The genus is most closely related to Ligustrum (privet), classified with it in Oleaceae tribus Oleeae subtribus Ligustrinae.[6]

Lilacs are used as food plants by the larvae of some moth species, including lilac leaf mining moth,[7] privet hawk moth,[8] copper underwing, scalloped oak and Svensson's copper underwing.

  1. ^ a b "Syringa L. Sp. Pl. : 9 (1753)". World Flora Online. World Flora Consortium. 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  2. ^ Flora Europaea: Syringa
  3. ^ Flora of China: 丁香属 ding xiang shu Syringa
  4. ^ Flora of Pakistan: Syringa
  5. ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Syringa Archived 21 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ University of Oxford, Oleaceae information site: New classification of the Oleaceae
  7. ^ "Lilac leaf mining moth / RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Privet Hawk-moth". butterfly-conservation.org. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

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