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
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Binomial name | |
Lonicera ligustrina Wall. (1824)[1]
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Varieties[2] | |
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Synonyms[2] | |
Xylosteon ligustrinum (Wall.) D.Don (1825) |
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.