Lilacs
Syringa
Syringa (lilac) is a genus of 12 currently recognized species of flowering woody plants in the olive family (Oleaceae), native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere.
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first
common lilac
speciesSyringa vulgaris
Japanese Tree Lilac
speciesSyringa reticulata
korean lilac
speciesSyringa meyeri
Hungarian Lilac
speciesSyringa josikaea
hairy lilac
speciesSyringa pubescens
Syringa oblata
speciesSyringa oblata
Syringa villosa
speciesSyringa villosa
Persian Lilac
speciesSyringa persica
Syringa × henryi
hybridSyringa × henryi
Syringa wolfii
speciesSyringa wolfii
Syringa × prestoniae
hybridSyringa × prestoniae
Syringa × hyacinthiflora
hybridSyringa × hyacinthiflora
Syringa tomentella
speciesSyringa tomentella
Rouen Lilac
hybridSyringa × chinensis
Syringa komarowii
speciesSyringa komarowii
Himalayan Lilac
speciesSyringa emodi
Syringa pinnatifolia
speciesSyringa pinnatifolia
Syringa protolaciniata
speciesSyringa protolaciniata
Syringa pinetorum
speciesSyringa pinetorum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Flora of Japan
Carl Peter Thunberg · 1784 · p.71
Discourses on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Dioscorides; Pietro Andrea Mattioli (comm.) · 1568 · p.1479
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.786
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.68
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.74
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.12
Treasury of Medical Matters of New Spain
Francisco Hernández · 1651 · p.158
The Dutch Herbarium or Herbal
Petrus Nylandt · 1670 · p.50
The Dutch Herbarium or Herbal
Petrus Nylandt · 1670 · p.50
Elements of Botany
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort · 1719 · p.140
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47732.