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|familia=Oleaceae
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|genus=Abeliophyllum
|genus=Abeliophyllum
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|species=distichum
|common_name=Korean Abelialeaf, White Forsythia
|common_name=Korean Abelialeaf, White Forsythia
|habit=shrub
|habit=shrub
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'''''Abeliophyllum''''' ('''White Forsythia''') is a monotypic genus of [[flowering plant]]s, in the family [[Oleaceae]]. It consists of one species, '''''Abeliophyllum distichum''''' Nakai ('''Korean Abelialeaf'''), [[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.
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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 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.