Syringa tomentella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Genus: | Syringa |
Species: | S. tomentella
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Binomial name | |
Syringa tomentella |
Syringa tomentella[1][2] is a species in the genus Syringa, in the family Oleaceae.
Woodland slopes, valley thickets, and along gullies, 2500-3600m altitude.[2]
Native to China,[2][3] specifically western Sichuan province,[2] south-central China, and Tibet.[3]
Introduced into cultivation in 1904. The Arnold Arboretum received its first specimen in 1907 from the Veitch Nursery in London.[2]
Tomentella, meaning 'somewhat hairy', a diminutive from tomentum.[2][4] 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.[4]