Lonicera webbiana Wall.

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Lonicera

Characteristics

A shrub that loses its leaves. The leaves are oval or sword shaped and have pale hairs underneath. The flowers are pale yellow with a pinkish tinge. They are produced in the axils of leaves. The fruit are red or purplish black.
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For description see under species complex. Distinguishing characters for this species are as follows: Ovaries free. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Aug-Sep.
Life form -
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in the Himalayas between 2,100-3,900 m above sea level.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Lonicera webbiana unspecified picture

Distribution

Lonicera webbiana world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:149186-1
WFO ID wfo-0001224230
COL ID 3VZJJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lonicera adenophora Lonicera tatsienensis Lonicera perulata Lonicera webbiana Lonicera heteroloba Lonicera alpigena var. webbiana Lonicera alpigena var. phaeantha Lonicera webbiana var. webbiana Lonicera heterophylla var. karelinii Lonicera webbiana var. lanpingensis

Lower taxons

Lonicera webbiana var. mupinensis