Biology:Lonicera ligustrina
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Short description: Species of honeysuckle
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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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| Binomial name | |
| Lonicera ligustrina Wall.
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Lonicera ligustrina (女贞叶忍冬, nü zhen ye ren dong) is a species of honeysuckle found in Bhutan, India , Nepal, and 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.
Infraspecific taxa
- Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis Franch. The cultivar 'Baggesen's Gold' has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[1]
Synonyms
- Lonicera buxifolia H. Lév.
- Lonicera ligustrina var. ligustrina
- Lonicera ligustrina subsp. ligustrina
- Lonicera missionis H. Lév.
- Lonicera virgultorum W.W. Sm.
- Lonicera wightianum Wall.
- Xylosteon ligustrinum (Wall.) D. Don
References
- Wallich in Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. 2: 179. 1824.
- Encyclopedia of Life entry
Wikidata ☰ Q10592637 entry
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