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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taxon name: Leycesteria
Commons category: Leycesteria
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6803
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.