Forsythia | |
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Forsythia × intermedia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Tribe: | Forsythieae |
Genus: | Forsythia Vahl |
Type species | |
Forsythia suspensa | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Rangium Juss. in G.-F.Cuvier |
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Traditional Chinese | 連翹 | ||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 连翘 | ||||||||||||||||
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Forsythia /fɔːrˈsɪθiə/, /fɔːrˈsaɪθiə/[2] is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family Oleaceae. There are about 11 species, mostly native to eastern Asia, but one native to southeastern Europe.[1] Forsythia – also one of the plant's common names – is named after William Forsyth.[3][4][5]