Lonicera obovata Royle ex Hook.f. & Thomson

 
  • Family : CAPRIFOLIACEAE
    (Honeysuckle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RASHINA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Caprifoliaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Caprifolium obovatum Kuntze; Lonicera parvifolia Edgew.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lonicera obovata Royle ex Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Common name : Blueberry Honeysuckle, Small Leaved Honeysuckle
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Temperate and subalpine zone of Himalaya; 2500 - 4000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Superficially it resembles Lonicera myrtillus but differs in having a strongly gibbous yellow corolla, undulate calyx limb and bluish-black berries.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-July
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Rudraprayag district
  • Native : Afghanistan, East Himalaya, India, Pakistan, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : East Afghanistan to Himalaya and Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 143
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lonicera obovata. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.

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