Abeliophyllum
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Abeliophyllum, the miseonnamu,[1] Korean abeliophyllum,[1] white forsythia, or Korean abelialeaf, is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the olive family, Oleaceae. It consists of one species, Abeliophyllum distichum NakaiScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., endemic to Korea, where it is endangered in the wild, occurring at only seven sites. It is related to Forsythia, but differs in having white, not yellow, flowers.
Description
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It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in Europe and North America. Hardy to USDA Zone 4.[2]
Taxonomy
The genus name of Abeliophyllum is in honour of Clarke Abel (1780–1826), a British surgeon and naturalist.[3] With the latin suffix of 'phyllum' meaning leaf. The Latin specific epithet of distichum means in two ranks, referring to the leaves.[4] It was first described and published in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) Vol.33 on page 153 in 1919.[5]
Conservation status
In 1998, a review of the plant's conservation status found that "it is close to extinction and qualifies for the IUCN Category of 'Critically Endangered', indicating a high risk of extinction in the near future.";[6] but as of 2009 it has not yet been formally assessed for the IUCN Red List.
In 2015, IUCN classed the species as endangered.[7]
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