Leptodermis oblonga

{{Short description|Species of plant in the family Rubiaceae}}

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|genus=Leptodermis

|species=oblonga

|authority=Bunge

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• Hamiltonia oblonga {{small|(Bunge) Franch.}}
• Leptodermis chanetii {{small|H.Lév.}}
• Leptodermis mongolica {{small|Buhse ex K.Schum.}}
• Leptodermis oblonga var. leptophylla {{small|H.J.P.Winkl.}}

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Leptodermis oblonga, the baby lilac shrub, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to Mongolia, central China, and northern Vietnam.{{cite POWO |id=755290-1 |title=Leptodermis oblonga Bunge |access-date=20 August 2022 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagobotanic.org/plantcollections/plantfinder/leptodermis_oblonga--baby_lilac_shrub |title=Leptodermis oblonga |author= |date=2022 |website=Chicago Botanic Garden |publisher=Forest Preserve District of Cook County |access-date=20 August 2022 }}

It is typically found growing in sunny situations on the slopes of hills, along roadsides, and in thickets.{{cite web |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200022143 |title=薄皮木 bao pi mu |author= |website=Flora of China |publisher=efloras.org |volume=19 |page=205 |access-date=20 August 2022 |quote=...L. huashanica H.S.Lo }} A mound-forming deciduous shrub typically {{cvt|45|cm|in}} tall and wide but reaching {{cvt|60|cm|ft|0}}, it is hardy in USDA zones 5 through 8.{{cite web |url=https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=291442 |title=Leptodermis oblonga |author= |date=2022 |website=Plant Finder |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden |access-date=20 August 2022 }} There is a cultivar, 'Summer Stars'.{{cite web |title=Leptodermis oblonga 'Summer Stars' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/343772/i-leptodermis-oblonga-i-summer-stars/details |date=2022 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=19 August 2022 |quote=1 suppliers }}