Lonicera ligustrina
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| Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis Franch. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Lonicera |
| Species: | L. ligustrina
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Wallich in Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. 2: 179. 1824.
- ^ a b c d Lonicera ligustrina Wall. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lonicera ligustrina var. ligustrina. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Lonicera ligustrina var. pileata (Oliv.) Franch. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis Franch. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis 'Baggesen's Gold'". RHS. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
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