Latin name: Syringa pinnatifolia

Common name: Pinnatifolia Syringa

Abbr: Spi

Taxonomy: Oleaceae/Fontanesieae/Fontanesia

References : NCBI:txid149022

Introduction: A very unusual species which deserves to be more widely known if only because it looks so unlike a lilac. White or lavender tinted flowers in small panicles in May and long pinnate leaves with 7-11 leaflets.

Distribution: Western China

Information sources: Burncoose Nurseries