Genus Syringa L.


Summary
Genus number:
11814
Last updated:
3 April 2006
Family:
Oleaceae
Tribe:
Oleeae
Common name(s):

lilac
Accession count:

296 (134  active, 20  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
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References:
  1. Green, P. S. & M. C. Chang. 1995. Some taxonomic changes in Syringa L. (Oleaceae), including a revision of series Pubescentes. Novon 5:329-333.
  2. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  3. Li, J. et al. 2002. Paraphyletic Syringa (Oleaceae): evidence from sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA ITS and ETS regions. Syst. Bot. 27:592-597. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=11814. Accessed 15 April 2026.