Introductory
SPECIES: Philadelphus lewisii | Lewis' Mockorange 



ABBREVIATION : 
PHILEW

SYNONYMS : 
   Philadelphus californicus Benth. [18]


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   PHLE4
   PHLEA
   PHLEE
   PHLEG2
   PHLEH
   PHLEI
   PHLEL2
   PHLEO
   PHLEP2
   PHLEP3


COMMON NAMES : 
   Lewis' mockorange
   mockorange
   syringa
   Gordon's mockorange


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for Lewis' mockorange is
Philadelphus lewisii Pursh [14,15,18].  The genus Philadelphus has
recently been treated as a member of the family Philadelphaceae [14],
although some authors [15,18] consider it in the family Hydrangeaceae.

Recognized varieties [18] and subspecies [14,32] are as follows:

Philadelphus lewisii var. angustifolius (Rydb.) Hu
Philadelphus lewisii var. ellipticus Hu
Philadelphus lewisii var. gordonianus (Lindl.) Jepson 
Philadelphus lewisii var. helleri (Rydb.) Hu
Philadelphus lewisii var. intermedius (A. Nels.) Hu 
Philadelphus lewisii var. lewisii Pursh
Philadelphus lewisii var. oblongifolius Hu
Philadelphus lewisii var. parvifolius Hu
Philadelphus lewisii var. platyphyllus (Rydb.) Hu

Philadelphus lewisii ssp. californicus (Benth.) Munz.


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 



COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
H. Harris, December 1988


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
Jennifer H. Carey, October 1995


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Carey, Jennifer H. 1995; Harris, H. 1988. Philadelphus lewisii. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Philadelphus lewisii | Lewis' Mockorange