''Syringa villosa'', the villous lilac, is a shrub native to

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, the southern part of the

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(

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) and northern China. There are two subspecies currently recognized (April 2014); these are regarded as separate species in

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.Flora of China v 15 p 282, 红丁香 hong ding xiang, ''Syringa villosa''
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, Shanxi,

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, and Liaoning. ''Syringa villosa'' is a shrub up to 4 m tall, with red, white, pink or purple flowers.Vahl, Martin. 1804. Enumeratio Plantarum vel ab aliis, vel ab ipso observatarum, cum earum differentiis specificis, synonymis selectis et descriptionibus succinctis / Martini Vahlii. Hauniæ ''Syringa villosa''
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Subspecies

*''Syringa villosa'' subsp. ''villosa'' *''Syringa villosa'' subsp. ''wolfii'' (C.K.Schneid.) Jin Y.Chen & D.Y.Hong - (syn. ''Syringa wolfii'' C.K.Schneid.)

References

villosa Plants described in 1804 Flora of China Flora of Russia Flora of Korea Flora of Hebei Flora of Shanxi Flora of Heilongjiang Flora of Jilin Flora of Liaoning Garden plants Shrubs Taxa named by Martin Vahl {{Oleaceae-stub