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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
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max ht box=3
|Max ht metric=ft
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max wd box=6
|Max wd metric=ft
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|origin=Korea
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|features=deciduous, flowers, fragrance, naturalizes
|flower_season=early winter, mid winter, late winter
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=red, pink, white
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=5
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|max_zone=10
|image=Abeliophyllum-distichum.jpg
|image_width=240
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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.