Lonicera spinosa (Decne.) Jacquem. ex Walp.

 
  • Family : CAPRIFOLIACEAE
    (Honeysuckle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RASHINA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Caprifoliaceae
  • Basionym : Xylosteon spinosum Decne.
  • Synonym(s) : Caprifolium spinosum (Decne.) Kuntze; Devendraea spinosa (Decne.) Pusalkar; Lonicera linearis Royle ex Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lonicera spinosa (Decne.) Jacquem. ex Walp.
  • Common name : Spiny Honeysuckle
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Scrub, scree slopes, open hillsides and ston flats; 1700 - 5000 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : 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
    • 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: 1348
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lonicera spinosa. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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