Scientific or common name:

Lonicera caerulea L.

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CAPRIFOLIACEAE - Honeysuckle family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Lonicera caerulea L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 174 (1753)
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Sweetberry honeysuckle
English name: blue honeysuckle
English name: blue-berry honeysuckle
French name: camérisier bleu
Italian name: Caprifoglio turchino
German name: blaue Heckenkirsche

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Grown habit: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Lonicera caerulea L. var. glabrescens auct.

Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Lonicera caerulea L. var. altaica Pall.
2) Lonicera caerulea L. var. cauriana (Fernald) B. Boivin
3) Lonicera caerulea L. var. dependens (Regel ex Dippel) Rehder
4) Lonicera caerulea L. var. edulis Turcz. ex Herder
5) Lonicera caerulea L. var. emphyllocalyx (Maxim.) Nakai
6) Lonicera caerulea L. var. glabrescens auct.
7) Lonicera caerulea L. var. villosa (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Lonicera
Species:

1) Lonicera albiflora Torr. & A. Gray 2) Lonicera albiflora Torr. & A. Gray var. dumosa (A. Gray) Rehder 3) Lonicera alpigena L. 4) Lonicera arizonica Rehder 5) Lonicera caerulea L. 6) Lonicera caerulea L. var. altaica Pall. 7) Lonicera caerulea L. var. cauriana (Fernald) B. Boivin 8) Lonicera caerulea L. var. dependens (Regel ex Dippel) Rehder 9) Lonicera caerulea L. var. edulis Turcz. ex Herder 10) Lonicera caerulea L. var. emphyllocalyx (Maxim.) Nakai 11) Lonicera caerulea L. var. glabrescens auct. 12) Lonicera caerulea L. var. villosa (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray 13) Lonicera canadensis Bartram ex Marsh. 14) Lonicera caprifolium L. 15) Lonicera cauriana Fernald 16) Lonicera chrysantha Turcz. ex Ledeb. 17) Lonicera chrysantha Turcz. ex Ledeb. var. chrysantha 18) Lonicera chrysantha Turcz. ex Ledeb. var. longipes Maxim. 19) Lonicera ciliosa (Pursh) Poir. ex DC. 20) Lonicera conjugialis Kellogg 21) Lonicera demissa Rehder 22) Lonicera dioica L. 23) Lonicera dioica L. var. dasygyna (Rehder) Gleason 24) Lonicera dioica L. var. glaucescens (Rydb.) Butters 25) Lonicera dioica L. var. orientalis Gleason 26) Lonicera dumosa A. Gray 27) Lonicera edulis (Turcz. ex Herder) Turcz. ex Freyn 28) Lonicera emphyllocalyx Maxim. 29) Lonicera etrusca Santi 30) Lonicera ferdinandi Franch. 31) Lonicera flava Sims 32) Lonicera flava Sims var. flavescens Gleason 33) Lonicera flavida Cockerell ex Rehder 34) Lonicera floribunda Boiss. & Buhse 35) Lonicera fragrantissima Lindl. & Paxton 36) Lonicera gibbiflora Maxim. ex Rehder 37) Lonicera glaucescens (Rydb.) Rydb. 38) Lonicera glaucescens (Rydb.) Rydb. var. dasygyna Rehder 39) Lonicera gracilipes Miq. 40) Lonicera henryi Hemsl. 41) Lonicera heterophylla Decne. 42) Lonicera hirsuta Eaton 43) Lonicera hirsuta Eaton var. interior Gleason 44) Lonicera hirsuta Eaton var. schindleri B. Boivin 45) Lonicera hispidula (Lindl.) Douglas ex Torr. & A. Gray 46) Lonicera hispidula (Lindl.) Douglas ex Torr. & A. Gray var. hispidula 47) Lonicera hispidula (Lindl.) Douglas ex Torr. & A. Gray var. vacillans A. Gray 48) Lonicera insularis Nakai 49) Lonicera interrupta Benth. 50) Lonicera involucrata (Richardson) Banks ex Spreng. 51) Lonicera involucrata (Richardson) Banks ex Spreng. var. flavescens (Dippel) Rehder 52) Lonicera involucrata (Richardson) Banks ex Spreng. var. involucrata 53) Lonicera involucrata (Richardson) Banks ex Spreng. var. ledebourii (Eschsch.) Zabel 54) Lonicera japonica Thunb. 55) Lonicera japonica Thunb. var. aureo-reticulata (T. Moore) G. Nicholson 56) Lonicera japonica Thunb. var. chinensis (P.W. Watson) Baker 57) Lonicera johnstonii (D.D. Keck) McMinn 58) Lonicera korolkowii Stapf 59) Lonicera korolkowii Stapf var. floribunda G. Nicholson 60) Lonicera korolkowii Stapf var. zabelii (Rehder) Rehder 61) Lonicera ledebourii Eschsch. 62) Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder 63) Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder f. erubescens Rehder 64) Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder f. podocarpa Franch. ex Rehder 65) Lonicera maximowiczii (Rupr. ex Maxim.) Maxim. 66) Lonicera micrantha (Trautv.) Regel 67) Lonicera morrowii A. Gray 68) Lonicera nervosa Maxim. 69) Lonicera nitida E.H. Wilson 70) Lonicera oblongifolia (Goldie) Hook. 71) Lonicera oblongifolia (Goldie) Hook. var. altissima (Jennings) Rehder 72) Lonicera penduliflora Pax & K. Hoffm. 73) Lonicera periclymenum L. 74) Lonicera pileata Oliv. 75) Lonicera pileata Oliv. f. yunnanensis (Franch.) Rehder 76) Lonicera praeflorens Batalin 77) Lonicera prolifera (G. Kirchn.) J.R. Booth ex Rehder 78) Lonicera prolifera (G. Kirchn.) J.R. Booth ex Rehder var. glabra Gleason 79) Lonicera reticulata Raf. 80) Lonicera ruprechtiana Regel 81) Lonicera saccata Rehder 82) Lonicera sempervirens L. 83) Lonicera sempervirens L. var. hirsutula Rehder 84) Lonicera sempervirens L. var. minor Aiton 85) Lonicera sempervirens L. var. sempervirens 86) Lonicera sibirica Georgi, nom. nud. 87) Lonicera standishii Jacques 88) Lonicera subspicata Hook. & Arn. 89) Lonicera subspicata Hook. & Arn. var. denudata Rehder 90) Lonicera subspicata Hook. & Arn. var. johnstonii D.D. Keck 91) Lonicera subspicata Hook. & Arn. var. subspicata 92) Lonicera sullivantii A. Gray 93) Lonicera tatarica L. 94) Lonicera tatarica L. var. latifolia Loudon 95) Lonicera tatarica L. var. micrantha Trautv. 96) Lonicera tatsienensis Franch. 97) Lonicera utahensis S. Watson 98) Lonicera villosa (Michx.) Schult. 99) Lonicera villosa (Michx.) Schult. var. calvescens (Fernald & Wiegand) Fernald 100) Lonicera villosa (Michx.) Schult. var. fulleri Fernald 101) Lonicera villosa (Michx.) Schult. var. solonis (Eaton) Fernald 102) Lonicera villosa (Michx.) Schult. var. tonsa Fernald 103) Lonicera villosa (Michx.) Schult. var. villosa 104) Lonicera x bella Zabel 105) Lonicera x bella Zabel f. albida (Zabel) Rehder 106) Lonicera x heckrottii Rehder 107) Lonicera x minutiflora Zabel 108) Lonicera x muendeniensis Rehder 109) Lonicera x muscaviensis Rehder 110) Lonicera x notha Zabel 111) Lonicera x salicifolia Dieck ex Zabel 112) Lonicera x xylosteoides Tausch 113) Lonicera xylosteum L.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC)


Map for Lonicera caerulea L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) 2) Aceraceae (Maple family) 3) Achatocarpaceae (Achatocarpus family) 4) Actinidiaceae (Chinese Gooseberry family) 5) Adoxaceae (Moschatel family) 6) Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) 7) Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family) 8) Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) 9) Annonaceae (Custard-apple family) 10) Apiaceae (Carrot family) 11) Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) 12) Aquifoliaceae (Holly family) 13) Araliaceae (Ginseng family) 14) Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family) 15) Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family) 16) Asteraceae (Aster family) 17) Balanophoraceae (Balanophora family) 18) Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not family) 19) Basellaceae (Basella family) 20) Bataceae (Saltwort family) 21) Begoniaceae (Begonia family) 22) Berberidaceae (Barberry family) 23) Betulaceae (Birch family) 24) Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-creeper family) 25) Bixaceae (Lipstick-tree family) 26) Bombacaceae (Kapok-tree family) 27) Boraginaceae (Borage family) 28) Brassicaceae (Mustard family) 29) Brunelliaceae (Brunellia family) 30) Buddlejaceae (Butterfly-bush family) 31) Burseraceae (Frankincense family) 32) Buxaceae (Boxwood family) 33) Cabombaceae (Water-shield family) 34) Cactaceae (Cactus family) 35) Calycanthaceae (Strawberry-shrub family) 36) Calyceraceae (Calycera family) 37) Campanulaceae (Bellflower family) 38) Canellaceae (Canella family) 39) Cannabaceae (Hemp family) 40) Capparaceae (Caper family) 41) Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) 42) Caricaceae (Papaya family) 43) Caryocaraceae (Souari family) 44) Caryophyllaceae (Pink family) 45) Casuarinaceae (She-oak family) 46) Cecropiaceae (Cecropia family) 47) Celastraceae (Bittersweet family) 48) Ceratophyllaceae (Hornwort family) 49) Cercidiphyllaceae (Katsura-tree family) 50) Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family) 51) Chloranthaceae (Chloranthus family) 52) Chrysobalanaceae 53) Cistaceae (Rock-rose family) 54) Cleomaceae (Spider flowers family) 55) Clethraceae (Clethra family) 56) Clusiaceae (Mangosteen family) 57) Combretaceae (Indian Almond family) 58) Connaraceae (Cannarus family) 59) Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family) 60) Cornaceae (Dogwood family) 61) Corynocarpaceae (Karaka family) 62) Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family) 63) Crossosomataceae (Crossosoma family) 64) Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family) 65) Cunoniaceae (Cunonia family) 66) Cuscutaceae (Dodder family) 67) Cyrillaceae (Cyrilla family) 68) Datiscaceae (Datisca family) 69) Diapensiaceae (Diapensia family) 70) Dilleniaceae (Dillenia family) 71) Dipsacaceae (Teasel family) 72) Dipterocarpaceae (Meranti family) 73) Droseraceae (Sundew family) 74) Ebenaceae (Ebony family) 75) Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family) 76) Elaeocarpaceae (Elaeocarpus family) 77) Elatinaceae (Waterwort family) 78) Empetraceae (Crowberry family) 79) Epacridaceae (Epacris family) 80) Eremolepidaceae (Catkin-mistletoe family) 81) Ericaceae (Heath family) 82) Erythroxylaceae (Coca family) 83) Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) 84) Fabaceae (Pea family) 85) Fagaceae (Beech family) 86) Flacourtiaceae (Flacourtia family) 87) Fouquieriaceae (Ocotillo family) 88) Frankeniaceae (Frankenia family) 89) Fumariaceae (Fumitory family) 90) Garryaceae (Silk Tassel family) 91) Gentianaceae (Gentian family) 92) Geraniaceae (Geranium family) 93) Gesneriaceae (Gesneriad family) 94) Goodeniaceae (Goodenia family) 95) Greyiaceae (Greyia family) 96) Grossulariaceae (Currant family) 97) Gunneraceae (Gunnera family) 98) Haloragaceae (Water Milfoil family) 99) Hamamelidaceae (Witch-hazel family) 100) Hernandiaceae (Hernandia family) 101) Hippocastanaceae (Horse-chestnut family) 102) Hippocrateaceae (Hippocratea family) 103) Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family) 104) Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family) 105) Hypericaceae (St John's Wort family) 106) Icacinaceae (Icacina family) 107) Illiciaceae (Star-anise family) 108) Juglandaceae (Walnut family) 109) Krameriaceae (Krameria family) 110) Lamiaceae (Mint family) 111) Lardizabalaceae (Lardizabala family) 112) Lauraceae (Laurel family) 113) Lecythidaceae (Brazil-nut family) 114) Leitneriaceae (Corkwood family) 115) Lennoaceae (Lennoa family) 116) Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort family) 117) Limnanthaceae (Meadow-Foam family) 118) Linaceae (Flax family) 119) Linderniaceae (False pimpernel family) 120) Loasaceae (Loasa family) 121) Loganiaceae (Logania family) 122) Loranthaceae (Showy Mistletoe family) 123) Lythraceae (Loosestrife family) 124) Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family) 125) Malpighiaceae (Barbados Cherry family) 126) Malvaceae (Mallow family) 127) Marcgraviaceae (Shingle Plant family) 128) Melastomataceae (Melastome family) 129) Meliaceae (Mahogany family) 130) Melianthaceae (Melianthus family) 131) Menispermaceae (Moonseed family) 132) Menyanthaceae (Buckbean family) 133) Molluginaceae (Carpet-weed family) 134) Monimiaceae (Monimia family) 135) Monotropaceae (Indian Pipe family) 136) Montiaceae (Miner's lettuce family) 137) Moraceae (Mulberry family) 138) Moringaceae (Horse-radish tree family) 139) Myoporaceae (Myoporum family) 140) Myricaceae (Bayberry family) 141) Myristicaceae (Nutmeg family) 142) Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family) 143) Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) 144) Nelumbonaceae (Lotus-lily family) 145) Nepenthaceae (East Indian Pitcher-plant f) 146) Nitrariaceae (Salt bush family) 147) Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock family) 148) Nymphaeaceae (Water-lily family) 149) Ochnaceae (Ochna family) 150) Olacaceae 151) Oleaceae (Olive family) 152) Onagraceae (Evening Primrose family) 153) Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape family) 154) Oxalidaceae (Wood-Sorrel family) 155) Paeoniaceae (Peony family) 156) Papaveraceae (Poppy family) 157) Passifloraceae (Passion-flower family) 158) Paulowniaceae (Princesstree family) 159) Pedaliaceae (Sesame family) 160) Phrymaceae (Lopseed family) 161) Phyllanthaceae 162) Phytolaccaceae (Pokeweed family) 163) Piperaceae (Pepper family) 164) Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum family) 165) Plantaginaceae (Plantain family) 166) Platanaceae (Plane-tree family) 167) Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort family) 168) Podostemaceae (River-weed family) 169) Polemoniaceae (Phlox family) 170) Polygalaceae (Milkwort family) 171) Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family) 172) Portulacaceae (Purslane family) 173) Primulaceae (Primrose family) 174) Proteaceae (Protea family) 175) Pyrolaceae (Shinleaf family) 176) Rafflesiaceae (Rafflesia family) 177) Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) 178) Resedaceae (Mignonette family) 179) Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family) 180) Rhizophoraceae (Red Mangrove family) 181) Rosaceae (Rose family) 182) Rubiaceae (Madder family) 183) Rutaceae (Rue family) 184) Sabiaceae (Sabia family) 185) Salicaceae (Willow family) 186) Santalaceae (Sandalwood family) 187) Sapindaceae (Soapberry family) 188) Sapotaceae (Sapodilla family) 189) Sarraceniaceae (Pitcher-plant family) 190) Saururaceae 191) Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family) 192) Schisandraceae (Schisandra family) 193) Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) 194) Simaroubaceae (Quassia family) 195) Simmondsiaceae (Jojoba family) 196) Solanaceae (Potato family) 197) Sonneratiaceae 198) Sphenocleaceae (Spenoclea family) 199) Stackhousiaceae (Stackhousia family) 200) Staphyleaceae (Bladdernut family) 201) Sterculiaceae 202) Styracaceae (Storax family) 203) Surianaceae (Suriana family) 204) Symplocaceae (Sweetleaf family) 205) Tamaricaceae (Tamarix family) 206) Theaceae (Tea family) 207) Theophrastaceae (Theophrasta family) 208) Thymelaeaceae (Mezereum family) 209) Tiliaceae (Linden family) 210) Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium family) 211) Turneraceae (Turnera family) 212) Ulmaceae (Elm family) 213) Urticaceae (Nettle family) 214) Valerianaceae (Valerian family) 215) Verbenaceae (Verbena family) 216) Violaceae (Violet family) 217) Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe family) 218) Vitaceae (Grape family) 219) Winteraceae (Wintera family) 220) Zygophyllaceae (Creosote-bush family)

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Genera (Caprifoliaceae)
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1) Abelia 2) Cephalaria 3) Diervilla (bush honeysuckle) 4) Distegia (honeysuckle) 5) Knautia (scabiosa) 6) Kolkwitzia 7) Leycesteria 8) Linnaea (twinflower) 9) Lonicera (honeysuckle) 10) Nintooa (honeysuckle) 11) Phenianthus (honeysuckle) 12) Scabiosa (pincushions) 13) Succisa 14) Succisella 15) Symphoricarpos (snowberry) 16) Triosteum (horse-gentian) 17) Valeriana (valerian) 18) Valerianella (cornsalad) 19) Viburnum 20) Weigela 21) Weigelia (weigela) 22) Xylosteon (honeysuckle) 23) Xylosteum (honeysuckle)

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Common names (Lonicera)
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1) (no name) 2) Alpine honeysuckle (Lonicera alpigena) 3) American fly honeysuckle (Lonicera canadensis) 4) Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) 5) Arizona honeysuckle (Lonicera arizonica) 6) Blue-fly honeysuckle (Lonicera emphyllocalyx) 7) Bluefly honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea var. cauriana) 8) Blueleaf honeysuckle (Lonicera korolkowii) 9) Box honeysuckle (Lonicera nitida) 10) Chaparral honeysuckle (Lonicera interrupta) 11) Dwarf honeysuckle (Lonicera xylosteum) 12) Etruscan honeysuckle (Lonicera etrusca) 13) European honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum) 14) Fly honeysuckle (Lonicera x xylosteoides) 15) Fuller's honeysuckle (Lonicera villosa var. fulleri) 16) Grape honeysuckle (Lonicera reticulata) 17) Hairy honeysuckle (Lonicera hirsuta) 18) Italian woodbine (Lonicera caprifolium) 19) Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) 20) Johnston's honeysuckle (Lonicera subspicata var. johnstonii) 21) Late honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii f. podocarpa) 22) Limber honeysuckle (Lonicera dioica) 23) Manchurian honeysuckle (Lonicera ruprechtiana) 24) Morrow's honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) 25) Mountain fly honeysuckle (Lonicera villosa) 26) Orange honeysuckle (Lonicera ciliosa) 27) Pink honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula) 28) Privet honeysuckle (Lonicera pileata) 29) Purpleflower honeysuckle (Lonicera conjugialis) 30) Santa Barbara honeysuckle (Lonicera subspicata var. denudata) 31) Showy fly honeysuckle (Lonicera x bella) 32) Southern honeysuckle (Lonicera subspicata) 33) Standish's honeysuckle (Lonicera standishii) 34) Swamp fly honeysuckle (Lonicera oblongifolia) 35) Sweet breath of spring (Lonicera fragrantissima) 36) Sweetberry honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea) 37) Tatarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica) 38) Trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) 39) Twinberry honeysuckle (Lonicera involucrata) 40) Utah honeysuckle (Lonicera utahensis) 41) Western white honeysuckle (Lonicera albiflora) 42) Yellow honeysuckle (Lonicera flava)

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More species:
1) Lonicera caerulea L. var. altaica Pall. [332]
2) Lonicera caerulea L. var. cauriana (Fernald) B. Boivin [328]
3) Lonicera caerulea L. var. edulis Turcz. ex Herder [372]
4) Lonicera caerulea L. var. glabrescens auct. [173]
5) Lonicera canadensis Bartram ex Marsh. [313]
6) Lonicera chrysantha Turcz. ex Ledeb. var. chrysantha [156]
7) Lonicera dioica L. var. glaucescens (Rydb.) Butters [141]
8) Lonicera flava Sims [639]
9) Lonicera glaucescens (Rydb.) Rydb. [147]
10) Lonicera japonica Thunb. var. aureo-reticulata (T. Moore) G. Nicholson [191]

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