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1925 WD. Discovered 1925 Nov. 20 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Named after a genus of ornamental shrubs of the olive family with opposite leaves and yellow bell-shaped flowers appearing before the leaves in early spring. (H 100)
Reinmuth published (RI 803) a large list of new names for 66 planets between (1009) and (1200). In this compilation there is a number of 28 consecutive names which belong to flowers and other plants.
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(2003). (1054) Forsytia. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1055
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