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Lonicera ligustrina

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Species of honeysuckle

Lonicera ligustrina
Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis Franch.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Lonicera
Species: L. ligustrina
Binomial name
Lonicera ligustrina
Wall. (1824)
Varieties
  • Lonicera ligustrina var. ligustrina
  • Lonicera ligustrina var. pileata (Oliv.) Franch.
  • Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis Franch.
Synonyms

Xylosteon ligustrinum (Wall.) D.Don (1825)

Lonicera ligustrina (女贞叶忍冬, nü zhen ye ren dong), the privet-like honeysuckle, is a species of honeysuckle found in the central and eastern Himalayas of Bhutan, India, Nepal, and in southern and central China. It grows as an evergreen, semi-evergreen, or deciduous shrub approximately 1.5-2.5 meters in height, with leathery or paper-like leaves 0.4-8 × 0.2-1.5 cm in size.

Varieties

Three varieties are accepted.

  • Lonicera ligustrina var. ligustrina (synonyms Lonicera buxifolia H.Lév., Lonicera missionis H.Lév., Lonicera virgultorum W.W.Sm., and Lonicera wightiana Wall.) – central and eastern Himalayas and southern China.
  • Lonicera ligustrina var. pileata (Oliv.) Franch. (synonym Lonicera pileata Oliv.) – central and southern China
  • Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis Franch. (synonym Lonicera nitida E.H.Wilson) – central China. The cultivar 'Baggesen's Gold' has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

References

  1. Wallich in Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. 2: 179. 1824.
  2. ^ Lonicera ligustrina Wall. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  3. Cleghorn, Hugh F.C. (1850). "On the Hedge Plants of India". Transactions of the Botanical Society. 3–4: 98. doi:10.1080/03746605309467595. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. Lonicera ligustrina var. ligustrina. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  5. Lonicera ligustrina var. pileata (Oliv.) Franch. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  6. Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis Franch. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  7. "Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis 'Baggesen's Gold'". RHS. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

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Taxon identifiers
Lonicera ligustrina


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