Forsythia

Forsythia
Forsythia × intermedia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Tribe: Forsythieae
Genus: Forsythia
Vahl
Type species
Forsythia suspensa
Synonyms[1]

Rangium Juss. in G.-F.Cuvier

Forsythia
Traditional Chinese連翹
Simplified Chinese连翘

Forsythia /fɔːrˈsɪθiə/, /fɔːrˈsθiə/[2] is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family Oleaceae. There are about 11 species, mostly native to eastern Asia, but one native to southeastern Europe.[1] Forsythia – also one of the plant's common names – is named after William Forsyth.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.
  2. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  3. ^ Flora of China: Forsythia
  4. ^ Flora Europaea: Forsythia
  5. ^ St Andrews Botanic Garden: Plant of the Month: Forsythia Archived 2007-06-25 at the Wayback Machine

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