Syringa pinnatifolia

Syringa pinnatifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Oleaceae
Genus:	Syringa
Species:	S. pinnatifolia
Binomial name
Syringa pinnatifolia Hemsl.
Synonyms[1]
Syringa pinnatifolia var. alashanensis Ma & S.Q.Zhou

Syringa pinnatifolia, the pinnate lilac, is a deciduous shrub in the genus Syringa, in the family Oleaceae. It is native to Western China.[2]

Description

Syringa pinnatifolia is an open, upright, deciduous shrub with exfoliating bark, unusually pinnate, dark-green leaves with lance-shaped, dark green leaflets, and panicles of fragrant, lilac- to pink-flushed, white flowers in spring.[3] It grows between 8ft to 12ft (2.5-4m) high.[4] Leaves are composed of seven, nine, or eleven leaflets, which are dull green, stalkless, pointed, the base rounded or in the case of the terminal leaflets frequently attached to the common stalk by a portion of the blade.[5]

Flowers are fragrant, pale rose-pink or white flowers in early summer, from May–June. Fruits September to October.[6]

Habitat

Syringa pinnatifolia grows mostly in a temperate biome, surviving at altitudes up to 7–9,000 ft.[1]

Medicinal use

Peeled stems of Syringa pinnatifolia have been widely used to treat coronary heart disease for hundreds of years in Inner Mongolia, China.[7]

References

1. "Syringa pinnatifolia Hemsl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
2. "Syringa pinnatifolia - Trees and Shrubs Online". www.treesandshrubsonline.org. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
3. "Syringa pinnatifolia - Trees and Shrubs Online". www.treesandshrubsonline.org. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
4. "Syringa Pinnatifolia (Pinnate Lilac) – Multi-Stem – Garden Plants Online". Retrieved 2024-05-17.
5. "Syringa pinnatifolia in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
6. Gardiner, Jim (2014-11-19). The Timber Press Encyclopedia of Flowering Shrubs. Timber Press. ISBN 978-1-60469-395-9.
7. Feng, Xiao; Zhang, Ruifei; Li, Junjun; Cao, Yuan; Zhao, Feng; Du, Xiaolang; Gao, Xiaoli; Cao, Lan; Chen, Suyile; Tu, Pengfei; Chai, Xingyun (2019-01-01). "Syringa pinnatifolia Hemsl. fraction protects against myocardial ischemic injury by targeting the p53-mediated apoptosis pathway". Phytomedicine. 52: 136–146. doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2018.09.188. ISSN 0944-7113. PMID 30599893.