👉 Syringa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. It belongs to the family of leguminous trees, known as cacti. Syringa flowers are typically small and inconspicuous, resembling the stems of a cactus, but they do not have thorns or leaves. The common name for this genus is "cactus flower," and it is often used in botanical illustrations to represent the appearance of cacti.