Leycesteria

Leycesteria is a genus of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. It includes seven species native to the Himalayas of northern Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet, and to Myanmar and southwestern China.

Species

Himalayan honeysuckle

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderDipsacales
FamilyCaprifoliaceae

Native toAssam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya

Observations7,702

Observations recorded38,786

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 127
With media: 82
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Collections: MO, MICH, CM, NHMUK
Recorded in: China, Bhutan, India, United Kingdom

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Caprifoliaceae
Image: Leycesteria formosa.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Leycesteria
Commons category: Leycesteria
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6803
topic's main category: Category:Leycesteria
taxon common name: 鬼吹箫属

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The species are shrubs with short-lived stems with soft wood, growing to 1–2.5 m tall. One species, Leycesteria formosa (Himalayan honeysuckle or flowering nutmeg), is a popular garden shrub in Britain.

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