Pan India Bouquets

Lonicera obovata Royle ex Hook.f. & Thomson

Family : Caprifoliaceae
(Honeysuckle Family)
Family (Hindi name) : RASHINA FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Caprifoliaceae
Synonym(s) : Caprifolium obovatum Kuntze; Lonicera parvifolia Edgew.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lonicera obovata Royle ex Hook.f. & Thomson
Common name : Blueberry Honeysuckle, Small Leaved Honeysuckle
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Temperate and subalpine zone of Himalaya; 2500 - 4000 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Superficially it resembles Lonicera myrtillus but differs in having a strongly gibbous yellow corolla, undulate calyx limb and bluish-black berries.
Flower, Fruit : May-July
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, East Himalaya, India, Pakistan, Tibet
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : East Afghanistan to Himalaya and Tibet
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 143
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 obovata. Downloaded on 5 December 2023.