Lonicera macrantha (D.Don) Spreng.

 
  • Family : CAPRIFOLIACEAE
    (Honeysuckle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RASHINA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Caprifoliaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Caprifolium leschenaultii (Wall.) Kuntze; Caprifolium macranthum D.Don; Lonicera calvescens (Chun & F.C.How) P.S.Hsu & H.J.Wang; Lonicera esquirolii H.Lév.; Lonicera fulvotomentosa P.S.Hsu & S.C.Cheng; Lonicera hirtiflora Champ. ex Benth.; Lonicera inodora W.W.Sm.; Lonicera leschenaultii Wall.; Lonicera mollis Wall.; Lonicera strigosiflora C.Y.Wu; Nintooa longiflora Sweet; Xylosteon scandens Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lonicera macrantha (D.Don) Spreng.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Key identification features : Climbing shrubs, up to 3 m high; young parts silky villous; Leaves ovate to ovate-Ianceolate, villous beneath; Flowers in terminal or subterminal panicles, white, yellowish white or even yellow; corolla tube and lobes hirsute; Berries crowned with calyx-teeth.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- September
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Tawang, Tirap
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 591
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lonicera macrantha. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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