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|familia=Oleaceae
|genus=Abeliophyllum
|species=distichum
|common_name=Korean Abelialeaf, White Forsythia
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=shrub
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|Max wd box=6
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|origin=Korea
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun
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|features=deciduous, flowers, fragrance, naturalizes
|flower_season=early winter, mid winter, late winter
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=red, pink, white
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'''''Abeliophyllum distichum''''' ('''White Forsythia''', '''Korean Abelialeaf''') is the only species in it's genus of [[flowering plant]]s, in the family [[Oleaceae]]. It is [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[Korea]], where it is [[endangered species|endangered]] in the wild, occurring at only seven sites. It is related to ''[[Forsythia]]'', but differs in having white, not yellow, flowers.

It is a [[deciduous]] [[shrub]] growing to 1-2 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite, simple, 6-10 cm long and 3-4.5 cm wide, pubescent both above and below. The [[flower]]s are produced in early spring before the new leaves appear; they are white, about 1 cm long, with a four-lobed [[corolla]]. The [[fruit]] is a round, winged [[Samara (fruit)|samara]] 2-3 cm diameter.

It is cultivated as an [[ornamental plant]] in Europe and North America.

==Cultivation==
Prefers fertile soil with good drainage and full sun.

===Propagation===
By layering in the summer, or root either greenwood or semi-ripe cuttings.

===Pests and diseases===
Infrequent{{AHS}}.

==Species==

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==References==
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*Kim, Y. S. & Maunder, M. (1998). Plants in Peril 24: Abeliophyllum distichum. ''Curtis's Botanical Magazine'' 15 (2): 141-146 (available [http://ynucc.yeungnam.ac.kr/~llape/maunder.htm online]).
*[http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/2006/02/abeliophyllum_distichum.php University of British Columbia Botanical Gardens: ''Abeliophyllum distichum'']
*American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432

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