Lonicera ligustrina

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)[1]
Varieties[2]
  • Lonicera ligustrina var. ligustrina
  • Lonicera ligustrina var. pileata (Oliv.) Franch.
  • Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis Franch.
Synonyms[2]

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

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Lonicera ligustrina (女贞叶忍冬, nü zhen ye ren dong), the privet-like honeysuckle,[3] is a species of honeysuckle found in the central and eastern Himalayas of Bhutan, India, Nepal, and in southern and central China.[2] 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.[2]

  • 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.[4]
  • Lonicera ligustrina var. pileata (Oliv.) Franch. (synonym Lonicera pileata Oliv.) – central and southern China[5]
  • Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis Franch. (synonym Lonicera nitida E.H.Wilson) – central China.[6] The cultivar 'Baggesen's Gold' has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7]

References

  1. ^ Wallich in Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. 2: 179. 1824.
  2. ^ a b c d 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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