Leycesteria
| Leycesteria | |
|---|---|
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| Leycesteria formosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Leycesteria Wall. |
| Species | |
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Leycesteria crocothyrsos | |
Leycesteria is a genus of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae, native to temperate Asia in the Himalaya and southwestern China.
It contains six or seven species of shrubs with short-lived stems with soft wood, growing to 1-2.5 m tall. One species, Leycesteria formosa (Himalayan honeysuckle or flowering nutmeg), is a popular garden shrub in Britain.
Leycesteria was named for William Leycester, a horticulturist in Bengal in about 1820.[1]
References
- ↑ The Names of Plants, D. Gledhill, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, Uk. rep. 1994. ISBN 0521366755. p128
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