Latin name: Forsythia koreana

Common name: Giraldi Forsythia

Abbr: Fko

Taxonomy: Oleaceae/Forsythieae/Forsythia

References : NCBI:txid205692

Introduction: Shrub to 4 m tall. Twigs glabrous; pith chambered. Leaves oblong-ovate to lanceolate, rather small, 3–8(–12) cm × 1–3(–6) cm, acuminate, base rounded; margin irregularly toothed towards the apex with c. 16–18 teeth, rarely entire; soon glabrous on both sides; veins scarcely impressed; petiole c. 13 mm long, glabrous. Flowers quite large, c. 3 cm wide. Calyx more than half as long as the corolla tube. Corolla brilliant yellow.

Distribution: Native to South Korea.

Information sources: Trees and Shrubs Online