Pan India Bouquets

Lonicera asperifolia (Decne.) Hook.f. & Thomson

Family : Caprifoliaceae
(Honeysuckle Family)
Family (Hindi name) : RASHINA FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Caprifoliaceae
Synonym(s) : Caprifolium asperifolium (Decne.) Kuntze; Lonicera affinis Jacquem. ex Decne.; Xylosteon asperifolium Decne.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lonicera asperifolia (Decne.) Hook.f. & Thomson
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Dry valleys of Himalaya; 2700-3900 m. altitude
Key identification features : Branchlets brown to tan, scabrous when young, bark shredding in narrow strips when older.
Flower, Fruit : May-July
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, East Himalaya, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Afghanistan to Central Asia and Himalaya
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 142; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1352
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Lonicera asperifolia. Downloaded on 3 December 2023.