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Accession Data:

Leycesteria formosa Wall.

  • Common Name: Himalayan Honeysuckle
  • Family: Caprifoliaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: E. Asia - China to the Himalayas
  • Habitat: Scrub and shady forests, often by streams, to 3000 metres

  • Description: Vivid seagreen stems, rich claret bracts, large shining black/purple berries. Most showy in full sun. Salt tolerant. Deciduous, flowers in summer.
  • USDA Zone: 7-9

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500274
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 2303 - Temperate Asia - Low
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 06-20-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid II
  • Order: Dipsacales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Caprifoliaceae
  • SubFamily: Caprifolioideae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / Tibet / East Himalaya / Nepal / Assam / Pakistan / West Himalaya / Myanmar

References (external):

  1. Plants For A Future Website
  2. Thompson & Morgan Seed 1996 Seed Catalog
  3. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Sunday, September 03, 2017.
  4. Leycesteria formosa at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Sunday, September 03, 2017.

data regenerated on Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:45:02 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Caprifoliaceae

Subfamily Caprifolioideae

  • Heptacodium miconioides
  • Leycesteria formosa

Subfamily Diervilloideae

  • Diervilla rivularis Kodiak Red

Subfamily Linnaeoideae

  • Abelia x grandiflora

Subfamily Valerianoideae

  • Centranthus ruber
  • Patrinia scabiosifolia
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