Abstract: Abeliophyllum distichum

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Abeliophyllum distichum (also commonly known as white forsythia and synonymous to Korean

abelialeaf) is a deciduous shrub that may be found in temperate forests or evergreen forests like

those that may be found in certain parts of Korea, and are considered to be seriously endangered

in the wild and is illegally harvested by some for its medicinal properties and ornamental

function. This plant species may bloom early in spring after dormancy with white flowers that

smell like almonds and contain yellow stamens, and shed leaves every winter and grow again

when the conditions are favorable, and has branches that are arched. Abeliophyllum distichum is

a deciduous plant, thus are mainly active during spring and dormant during winter, and are also

perrenial, that is they generally survive for more than two years and undergo growth stages and

reproductive cycles. One distinct structure of Abeliophyllym distichum is their vascular tissues

that comprise of vascular cells such as the xylem (transports water and nutrients from the roots
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towards the plant’s leaves, stems and braches) and the phloem (transports food from the leaves to

the rest of the plant body) that may be found all throughout the body of the plant. The structures

and the distinct characteristics of Abeliophyllum distichum are likewise similar to that of

ancestral organisms like Fontanesia and that of Forsythia that prove that Abeliophyllum

distichum is a product of evolution and that they are closely related or even coming from the

same phylogeny. Furthermore, Abeliophyllum distichum is a plant species with interesting

characteristics, structures, life cycle and functions that enable it to grow and propagate up until

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Abeliophyllum distichum is a deciduous shrub that may be found in temperate forests or

evergreen forests and are considered to be seriously endangered in the wild. This plant species

may with white flowers and yellow stamens, and shed leaves every winter and grow again when

the conditions are favorable. Abeliophyllum distichum is a deciduous plant, thus are mainly

active during spring and dormant during winter, and are also perrenial which means that they

generally survive for more than two years. One distinct structure of Abeliophyllym distichum is

their vascular tissues that comprise of vascular cells such as the xylem and the phloem. The

structures and the distinct characteristics of Abeliophyllum distichum are likewise similar to that

of ancestral organisms like Fontanesia and that of Forsythia that prove that Abeliophyllum

distichum is a product of evolution and that they are closely related. Furthermore, Abeliophyllum

distichum is a plant species with interesting characteristics, structures, life cycle and functions
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that enable it to grow and propagate up until now.