Persian Lilac
The name Persian lilac is commonly used for two different woody plants. * ''Syringa'' × ''persica'', a shrub in the olive family (Oleaceae) * ''Melia azedarach'', a tree in the mahogany family (Meliaceae Meliaceae, the mahogany family, is a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs (and a few herbaceous plants, mangroves) in the order Sapindales. They are characterised by alternate, usually pinnate leaves without stipules, and by syncarp ...

Syringa × Persica
''Syringa'' × ''persica'', the Persian lilac, is a hybrid, thought to originate from a cross of ''Syringa'' × ''laciniata'' and ''S. afghanica''. More compact than common lilacs, it grows up to and spreads about . Persian lilac prefers warmer winter climates (hardiness zones 5–9) than many species of lilac. Its hybrid with ''Syringa vulgaris'', the common lilac, is '' Syringa ×chinensis'', sometimes called Rouen lilac. This is a different plant than ''Melia azedarach ''Melia azedarach'', commonly known as the chinaberry tree, pride of India, bead-tree, Cape lilac, syringa berrytree, Persian lilac, Indian lilac, or white cedar, is a species of deciduous tree in the mahogany family (biology), family, Meliace ...'', also sometimes called Persian lilac. References * Flora of Pakistan: Syringa × persica' * External links * * Flora of Iran Hybrid plants persica {{Oleaceae-stub ...
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Oleaceae
Oleaceae, also known as the olive family or sometimes the lilac family, is a taxonomic family of flowering shrubs, trees, and a few lianas in the order Lamiales. It presently comprises 28 genera, one of which is recently extinct.Peter S. Green. 2004. "Oleaceae". pages 296-306. In: Klaus Kubitzki (editor) and Joachim W. Kadereit (volume editor). ''The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants'' volume VII. Springer-Verlag: Berlin; Heidelberg, Germany. The extant genera include ''Cartrema'', which was resurrected in 2012. The number of species in the Oleaceae is variously estimated in a wide range around 700. The flowers are often numerous and highly odoriferous.Vernon H. Heywood, Richard K. Brummitt, Ole Seberg, and Alastair Culham. ''Flowering Plant Families of the World''. Firefly Books: Ontario, Canada. . The family has a subcosmopolitan distribution, ranging from the subarctic to the southernmost parts of Africa, Australia, and South America. Notable members include olive, as ...
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Melia Azedarach
''Melia azedarach'', commonly known as the chinaberry tree, pride of India, bead-tree, Cape lilac, syringa berrytree, Persian lilac, Indian lilac, or white cedar, is a species of deciduous tree in the mahogany family (biology), family, Meliaceae, that is native to Indomalayan realm, Indomalaya and Australasian realm, Australasia. Description The fully grown tree has a rounded crown, and commonly measures tall, exceptionally . The leaves are up to long, alternate, long-petioled, two or three times compound (odd-pinnate); the leaflet (botany), leaflets are dark green above and lighter green below, with serrate margins. The flowers are small and fragrant, with five pale purple or lilac petals, growing in clusters. The fruit is a drupe, marble-sized, light yellow at maturity, hanging on the tree all winter, and gradually becoming wrinkled and almost white. ''Melia azedarach'' has a short lifespan, averaging about 20 years. Chemistry Italo et al. 2009 and Safithri and Sa ...
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