Syringa vulgaris, L.

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1. S. vulgaris L. , Sp. Pl. 9 (1753) .

3(-7) m. Leaves 4-8 (-12) cm, ovate; base subcordate to broadly cuneate. Inflorescences 10-20 cm, usually paired, from apical axillary buds (the terminal bud abortive), usually without basal leaves. Corolla lilac, rarely white; tube 8-12 mm, slender, cylindrical; lobes patent or slightly deflexed. Capsule 8—10(—14) mm, ovoid, acuminate. In scrub on rocky hill-slopes. • From N.C. Romania to C. Albania and N.E. Greece; widely cultivated for ornament, and naturalized in W. & C. Europe. Al Bu Gr Ju Rm [Au Be Br Cz Ga Ge Hb He Hu It Rs (K)].