Syringa have a strong fragrance. Flowering varies between mid spring to early summer, depending on the species. The fruit is a dry, brown capsule, splitting in two at maturity to release the two winged seeds. The genus "Syringa" was first formally described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus and the description was published in "Species Plantarum". The genus name "Syringa" is derived from Ancient Greek word "syrinx" meaning "pipe" or "tube" and refers to the hollow branches of "S. vulgaris". The English common name "lilac" is from the French "lilac" via the Arabic ليلك ("lilak") from Persian نیلک ("nilak") meaning "bluish". Lilacs
Black tree monitor Black tree monitor The black tree monitor or Beccari's monitor ("Varanus beccarii") is a species of lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is a relatively small member of the family, growing to about in total length (including tail). "V. beccarii" is endemic to the Aru Islands off New Guinea, living in an arboreal habitat. The skin color of adults is completely black, to which one common name refers. "V. beccarii" was first described as "Monitor beccarii" by Doria, in 1874. Years later, it was classified as a subspecies of the emerald tree monitor ("V. prasinus"), but a 1991 review