Forsythia viridissima

Forsythia viridissima
Flowering, April, Tokyo
April, Tokyo
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Forsythia
Species:
F. viridissima
Binomial name
Forsythia viridissima
Synonyms[2]
  • Forsythia viridissima var. incisa Geerinck
  • Rangium viridissimum (Lindl.) Ohwi

Forsythia viridissima, variously called the Chinese golden bell tree, green-stemmed forsythia, greenstem forsythia, and Korean forsythia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Forsythia, native to southern China and South Korea, and introduced to Japan and the United States.[2][3] It flowers about two weeks later than other forsythias.[4] It may be of hybrid origin[5] and is believed to be one of the parents of Forsythia × intermedia.

  1. ^ J. Hort. Soc. London 1: 226 (1846)
  2. ^ a b "Forsythia viridissima Lindl". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Forsythia viridissima Chinese golden bell tree". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Green-stemmed forsythia". mortonarb.org. The Morton Arboretum. 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  5. ^ Ha, Young-Ho; Kim, Changkyun; Choi, Kyung; Kim, Joo-Hwan (2018). "Molecular Phylogeny and Dating of Forsythieae (Oleaceae) Provide Insight into the Miocene History of Eurasian Temperate Shrubs". Frontiers in Plant Science. 9: 99. doi:10.3389/fpls.2018.00099. PMC 5807412. PMID 29459880. S2CID 3376581.