Lonicera ligustrina
Species of honeysuckle
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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.
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| Lonicera ligustrina | |
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| Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis Franch. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Lonicera |
| Species: | L. ligustrina |
| Binomial name | |
| Lonicera ligustrina | |
| Varieties[2] | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Xylosteon ligustrinum (Wall.) D.Don (1825) | |
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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]
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