New York Metropolitan Flora

Genus: Philadelphus

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Nomenclature

Philadelphus L., Sp. Pl. 470. 1753. Gen. Pl. 211. 1754. Syringa Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4. 1754, nom. illeg. (Art. 53.1). LECTOTYPE: Philadelphus coronarius L., designated by Small & Rydberg (1905).

Key to the species of Philadelphus

1. Flowers and fruits 5 or more in a determinate raceme; leaves pubescent beneath in axils of veins, along veins, and extending onto blade...Philadelphus coronarius
1. Flowers and fruits in cymules of 3, or solitary; leaves pubescent beneath in axils of veins and along veins only, not extending onto blade...Philadelphus inodorus

List of Philadelphus Species

Philadelphus coronarius Philadelphus inodorus Philadelphus incanus Philadelphus pubescens

References to Philadelphus

  • Bangham, W. 1929. The chromosomes of some species of the genus Philadelphus. J. Arnold Arbor. 10: 167-9.
  • Bensel, C. R.; Palser, B. F. 1975. Floral anatomy in the Saxifragaceae sensu lato. III. Kirengeshomoideae, Hydrangeoideae, and Escallonioideae. Amer. J. Bot. 62(7): 676-87.
  • Don, D. 1826. Observations on Philadelpheae and Granateae, two new families of plants. Edinburgh New Philos. J. 1: 132-5.
  • Gelius, L. 1967. Studies concerning the floral development of the Saxifragales sensu lato with special consideration of the androeceum. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 87: 253-303. (In German, English summary)
  • Hu, S. Y. 1954. A monograph of the genus Philadelphus. J. Arnold Arbor. 35:275-333; 36:52-109, 325-368; 37:15-90
  • Hufford, L. 1997. A phylogenetic analysis of Hydrangeaceae based on morphological data. Int. J. Plant Sci. 158: 652-72.
  • Hufford, L. 1998. Early development of androecia in polystemonous Hydrangeaceae. Amer. J. Bot. 85: 1057-1067.
  • Koehne, E. 1904. Zur Kenntnis der Gattung Philadelphus. Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 13: 76-86.
  • Rickett, H. W. 1944. Inflorescence of Philadelphus. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 759-62.
  • Roels, P.; Ronse Decraene, L. P.; Smets, E. F. 1997. A floral ontogenetic investigation of the Hydrangeaceae. Nordic J. Bot. 17: 235-54.
  • Schoennagel, E. 1931. Chromosomenzahl unf Phylogenie der Saxifragaceen. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 64: 266-88.
  • Southwick, E. E. et.al. 1981. Nectar production composition energetics and pollinator attractiveness in spring flowers of western New York USA. Amer. J. Bot. 68: 994-1002.
  • Spongberg, S. A. 1972. The genera of Saxifragaceae in the southeastern United States. J. Arnold Arbor. 53: 409-498.
  • Styer, C. H.; Stern, W. L. 1979. Comparative anatomy and systematics of woody Saxifragaceae: Philadelphus. J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 79: 267-89.
  • Wright, D. 1980. Philadelphus. The Plantsman 2(2): 104-16.