Forsythia suspensa

Species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae

Forsythia suspensa

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Asterids
Order:  | Lamiales
Family:  | Oleaceae
Genus:  | Forsythia
Species:  |

F. suspensa

Binomial name
Forsythia suspensa

(Thunb.) Vahl[1]

Synonyms[2]

* Forsythia fortunei Lindl.
* Forsythia giraldiana f. pubescens (Rehder) C.S.Niu
* Forsythia sieboldii (Zabel) Dippel
* Ligustrum suspensum Thunb.
* Lilac perpensa Lam.
* Rangium suspensum (Thunb.) Ohwi
* Syringa suspensa Thunb.

Forsythia suspensa, commonly known as weeping forsythia[3] or golden-bell,[4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae. It is native to China.[2]

## Taxonomy

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The Latin epithet of suspensa is derived from suspensus meaning suspended.[5] It was first described and published in Enum. Pl. Obs. Vol.1 on page 39 in 1804.[2]

## Description

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Forsythia suspensa is a deciduous shrub that grows up to 3 metres (9.8 feet) tall. Its flowers are golden-yellow and they bloom March to April.[2] Leaves are green in color, broadly-ovate, and simple.[2]

It can be grown as a weeping shrub on stream banks and can be identified by its pale flowers. Garden cultivars can be found. It is a spring flowering shrub, with yellow flowers. It is grown and prized for its toughness.[6] Before Forsythia × intermedia was known as a true wild Chinese species, F. suspensa was considered one of its parents.[2]

## Distribution and habitat

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Forsythia suspensa is native to China. It is introduced in Japan, Spain, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Korea, as well as some parts of the United States.[2] It grows in thickets or grassy areas on slopes and valleys.[7]

## Uses

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It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.[8] It contains the lignans Pinoresinol[9] and phillyrin.

## References

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1. ^ "Forsythia suspensa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
2. ^ a b c d e f g "Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
3. ^ NRCS. "Forsythia suspensa". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 January 2016.
4. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
5. ^ Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199102051. `{{cite book}}`: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
6. ^ Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain) (1992). The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-56159-001-8.
7. ^ "Forsythia suspensa in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
8. ^ "Forsythia suspensa \- Plants For A Future database report". Retrieved 2008-02-06.
9. ^ Davin, Laurence B.; Bedgar, Diana L.; Katayama, Takeshi; Lewis, Norman G. (1992). "On the stereoselective synthesis of (+)-pinoresinol in Forsythia suspensa from its achiral precursor, coniferyl alcohol". Phytochemistry. 31 (11): 3869–3874\. Bibcode:1992PChem..31.3869D. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97544-7. PMID 11536515.

## External links

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* Media related to Forsythia suspensa at Wikimedia Commons
* Data related to Forsythia suspensa at Wikispecies
* Forsythia - Forsythia suspensa, species information page \- at Brickfields Country Park.
* Forsythia suspensa page Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine

Taxon identifiers

Forsythia suspensa|

* Wikidata: Q1275024
* Wikispecies: Forsythia suspensa
* BioLib: 40415
* CoL: 6JJ2R
* EoL: 579159
* EPPO: FOSSU
* FNA: 200017769
* FoC: 200017769
* GBIF: 5415056
* GRIN: 231
* iNaturalist: 163058
* IPNI: 608900-1
* IRMNG: 11432007
* ITIS: 32962
* MoBotPF: 282935
* NatureServe: 2.158061
* NBN: NBNSYS0000034291
* NCBI: 126418
* NZOR: c40b67f7-b597-41df-984b-d74032185c30
* NZPCN: 4647
* Observation.org: 6794
* Open Tree of Life: 249064
* PfaF: Forsythia suspensa
* PFI: 11386
* Plant List: kew-369441
* PLANTS: FOSU
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:608900-1
* RHS: 7260
* Tropicos: 23000130
* VASCAN: 9657
* WFO: wfo-0000832217
* Korean National Species List: 120000063198

Ligustrum suspensum|

* Wikidata: Q39308546
* CoL: 6PZ62
* GBIF: 3682190
* IPNI: 610112-1
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:610112-1
* Tropicos: 23000351
* WFO: wfo-0000815893