Lonicera asperifolia (Decne.) Hook.f. & Thomson

 
  • Family : CAPRIFOLIACEAE
    (Honeysuckle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RASHINA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Caprifoliaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Caprifolium asperifolium (Decne.) Kuntze; Lonicera affinis Jacquem. ex Decne.; Xylosteon asperifolium Decne.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lonicera asperifolia (Decne.) Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Dry valleys of Himalaya; 2700-3900 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Branchlets brown to tan, scabrous when young, bark shredding in narrow strips when older.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-July
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, East Himalaya, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan to Central Asia and Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 142
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1352
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lonicera asperifolia. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

India Distribution

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