Lonicera ligustrina explained

Lonicera ligustrina (女贞叶忍冬, nü zhen ye ren dong), the privet-like honeysuckle,^[1] 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, Lonicera missionis, Lonicera virgultorum, and Lonicera wightiana) – central and eastern Himalayas and southern China.^[2]
• Lonicera ligustrina var. pileata (synonym Lonicera pileata) – central and southern China^[3]
• Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis (synonym Lonicera nitida) – central China.^[4] The cultivar 'Baggesen's Gold' has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[5]

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life entry

Notes and References

1. Cleghorn . Hugh F.C. . Hugh Cleghorn (forester) . 1850 . On the Hedge Plants of India . Transactions of the Botanical Society . 3-4 . 98 . 10.1080/03746605309467595 . 15 April 2024.
2. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77223602-1 Lonicera ligustrina var. ligustrina
3. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77250251-1 Lonicera ligustrina var. pileata (Oliv.) Franch.
4. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77115353-1 Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis Franch.
5. Web site: Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis 'Baggesen's Gold' . RHS . 29 October 2020.