Forsythia suspensa

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Forsythia suspensa
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Scientific classification edit
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.
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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[]

The Latinepithet 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]

Characteristics[]

Forsythia suspensa is a large shrub. 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] It is believed to be one of the parents of Forsythia × intermedia.

Uses[]

It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.[7] It contains the lignans Pinoresinol[8] and phillyrin. The main active component isolated from Forsythia Fructus (the dried fruit of Forsythia suspensa) Forsythiaside A exhibits significant activities in treating various diseases, including inflammation, virus infection, neurodegeneration, oxidative stress, liver injury, and bacterial infection.[9] It is also used for clearing lung-heat, dissipating phlegm and resolving masses.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Forsythia suspensa". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2008-02-06.
  2. ^ a b c "Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Forsythia suspensa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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.
  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 - Plants For A Future database report". Retrieved 2008-02-06.
  8. ^ 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. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97544-7. PMID 11536515.
  9. ^ Gong, L., Wang, C., Zhou, H., Ma, C., Zhang, Y., Peng, C., & Li, Y. (2021). "A review of pharmacological and pharmacokinetic properties of Forsythiaside A". Pharmacological Research, 169, 105690. PMID 34029711 doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2021.105690
  10. ^ "Forsythia suspensa - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.

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