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honeysuckle

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| oldest_fossil = Miocene

| image = Lonicera caprifolium001.jpg

| image2 = Lonicera-linedrawing1897.svg

| image2_caption = 1. A flowering branch, 2. A fruiting branch, 3. Longitudinal section of a flower, 4. Fruit cut horizontally.

| taxon = Lonicera

| authority = L. (1753)

| subdivision = 158; see text

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| type_species = Lonicera caprifolium

| type_species_authority = L.

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  • Caprifolium {{Au|Mill. (1754)}}
  • Chamaecerasus {{Au|Medik. (1789)}}
  • Cobaea {{Au|Neck. (1790), opus utique oppr.}}
  • Devendraea {{Au|Pusalkar (2011)}}
  • Distegia {{Au|Raf. (1838)}}
  • Euchylia {{Au|Dulac (1867), nom. superfl.}}
  • Isika {{Au|Adans. (1763)}}
  • Itia {{Au|Molina (1810)}}
  • Kantemon {{Au|Raf. (1838)}}
  • Metalonicera {{Au|Wang & A.G.Gu (1988)}}
  • Nintooa {{Au|Sweet (1830), nom. nud.}}
  • Periclymenum {{Au|Mill. (1754)}}
  • Phenianthus {{Au|Raf. (1820)}}
  • Xylosteon {{Au|Mill. (1754)}}

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| synonyms_ref = {{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30006074-2 |title=Lonicera L. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |date=2022 |access-date=28 April 2024}}

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Honeysuckles are arching shrubs or twining vines in the genus Lonicera ({{IPAc-en|l|ɒ|ˈ|n|ɪ|s|ər|ə}}Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607) of the family Caprifoliaceae. The genus includes 158 species native to northern latitudes in North America, Eurasia, and North Africa.{{cite web |title=Lonicera japonica |url=https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/31191 |publisher=CABI |access-date=3 August 2019 |date=29 November 2018}} Widely known species include Lonicera periclymenum (common honeysuckle or woodbine), Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle, white honeysuckle, or Chinese honeysuckle) and Lonicera sempervirens (coral honeysuckle, trumpet honeysuckle, or woodbine honeysuckle). L. japonica is a highly invasive species considered a significant pest in parts of North America, Europe, South America, New Zealand, Australia, and Africa.

Some species are highly fragrant and colorful, so are cultivated as ornamental garden plants. In North America, hummingbirds are attracted to the flowers, especially L. sempervirens and L. ciliosa (orange honeysuckle). Honeysuckle derives its name from the edible sweet nectar obtainable from its tubular flowers.{{cite web|title=Honeysuckle|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honeysuckle|publisher=Merriam-Webster Dictionary|date=2017}} The name Lonicera stems from Adam Lonicer, a Renaissance botanist.

Description

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Most species of Lonicera are hardy twining climbers, with a minority of shrubby habit. Some species (including Lonicera hildebrandiana from the Himalayan foothills and L. etrusca from the Mediterranean) are tender and can be grown outside only in subtropical zones. The leaves are opposite, simple oval, {{convert|1|-|10|cm|abbr=on}} long; most are deciduous but some are evergreen.

Many of the species have sweetly scented, bilaterally symmetrical flowers that produce a sweet, edible nectar, and most flowers are borne in clusters of two (leading to the common name of "twinberry" for certain North American species). Both shrubby and vining sorts have strongly fibrous stems which have been used for binding and textiles.

The fruit is a red, blue or black spherical or elongated berry containing several seeds; in most species the berries are mildly poisonous, but in a few (notably Lonicera caerulea) they are edible and grown for home use and commerce. Most honeysuckle berries are attractive to wildlife, which has led to species such as L. japonica and L. maackii spreading invasively outside of their home ranges. Many species of Lonicera are eaten by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species—see a list of Lepidoptera that feed on honeysuckles.

=Invasive species=

The spread of L. japonica in North America began in the United States in 1806, and it was widely cultivated by the 1860s. It was first discovered in Canada in Ontario forests in 1976, and became invasive by 2007. L. japonica was introduced in Australia between 1820 and 1840.

Several species of honeysuckle have become invasive when introduced outside their native range, particularly in North America, Europe, South America, Australia, and Africa. Invasive species include L. japonica, L. maackii, L. morrowii, L. tatarica, and the hybrid between the last two, L. × bella.

Cultivation

Honeysuckles are valued as garden plants, for their ability to cover unsightly walls and outbuildings, their profuse tubular flowers in early summer, and the intense fragrance of many varieties. The hardy climbing types need their roots in shade, and their flowering tops in sunlight or very light shade. Varieties need to be chosen with care, as they can become substantial. Cultivars of the dense, small-leaved L. nitida are used as low, narrow hedges.{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=978-1405332965|pages=1136}}

The following hybrids have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:{{cite web | url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants - Ornamental | date = July 2017 | page = 61

| publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | access-date = 25 March 2018}}

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  • L. × heckrottii 'Gold Flame'{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/74914/i-Lonicera-i-×-i-heckrottii-i-Gold-Flame-hort/Details | title = RHS Plantfinder - Lonicera × heckrottii 'Gold Flame' | access-date = 25 March 2018}}
  • L. 'Mandarin'{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/136001/i-Lonicera-i-Mandarin/Details

| title = RHS Plantfinder - Lonicera 'Mandarin' | access-date = 25 March 2018}}

  • L. × purpusii 'Winter Beauty'{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - Lonicera x purpusii 'Winter Beauty'|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/54843/Lonicera-x-purpusii-Winter-Beauty/Details | access-date = 29 October 2020}}
  • L. × tellmanniana{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - Lonicera x tellmannia|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/92648/Lonicera-x-tellmanniana/Details | access-date = 29 October 2020}}

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Other cultivars are dealt with under their species names.

The honeysuckle species L. japonica is grown as a commercial crop for traditional Chinese medicine use.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/xd7f4QihSKY Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200708131048/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd7f4QihSKY Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd7f4QihSKY|title=Across China: Honeysuckle Planting in Tongwei|publisher=New China TV|date=17 November 2019}}{{cbignore}}

Honeysuckle is also used to scent Chinese teas in a process similar to Jasmine tea. This was popularized in the Qing dynasty.Mair, Victor H.; Hoh, Erling (2009). The True History of Tea, ch. 9. Thames & Hudson, ISBN 978-0-500-25146-1

Phytochemicals

Component analyses of berries from 27 different cultivars and 3 genotypes of edible honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea var. kamtschatica) showed the presence of iridoids, anthocyanins, flavonols, flavanonols, flavones, flavan-3-ols, and phenolic acids.{{cite journal|pmid=28273885|year=2017|last1=Kucharska|first1=A. Z.|title=Iridoids, Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Edible Honeysuckle Berries (Lonicera caerulea var. kamtschatica Sevast.)|journal=Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)|volume=22|issue=3|pages=405|last2=Sokół-Łętowska|first2=A|last3=Oszmiański|first3=J|last4=Piórecki|first4=N|last5=Fecka|first5=I|doi=10.3390/molecules22030405|pmc=6155291|doi-access=free}} While sugars determine the level of sweetness in the berries, organic acids and polyphenols are responsible for the sour taste and tartness. Some 51 of the same compounds in berries are found in flowers, although the proportions of these compounds varied among cultivars studied.{{cite journal|pmid=27622313|year=2016|last1=Kula|first1=M|title=Application of on-line and off-line heart-cutting LC in determination of secondary metabolites from the flowers of Lonicera caerulea cultivar varieties|journal=Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis|volume=131|pages=316–326|last2=Głód|first2=D|last3=Krauze-Baranowska|first3=M|doi=10.1016/j.jpba.2016.09.010}}

Interaction with other species

Many insects in the order Lepidoptera visit honeysuckles as a food source. An example of this is the moth Deilephila elpenor. This nocturnal species of moth is especially attracted to honeysuckles, and they visit the flowers at night to feed on their nectar.{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/b28107573|page=[https://archive.org/details/b28107573/page/1 1]|quote=elephant hawk moth.|title=The Moths of the British Isles|last=South|first=Richard|date=1907|publisher=F. Warne & Company|language=en}}

Species

158 species are accepted.

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Several fossil species are known from the Miocene of Asia.{{cite journal |last1=Pavlyutkin |first1=Boris I. |title=A New Species of Lonicera (Caprifoliaceae) from the Miocene of Primorye Region (the Russian Far East) |journal=Botanica Pacifica |date=15 November 2015 |doi=10.17581/bp.2015.04218 |doi-access=free |url=http://www.geobotanica.ru/bp/2015_04_02/pavlyutkin_2015.html |access-date=30 January 2024}}

Honeysuckle-1.jpg|Lonicera japonica

Lonicera ciliosa 13310.JPG|L. ciliosa

Lonicera japonica, Fruit.JPG|L. japonica fruit

Lonicera hispidula 3080.JPG|L. hispidula

Lonicera sempervirens 5.JPG|L. sempervirens

Rusokuusama Lonicera tatarica.jpg|L. tatarica

Honeysuckle .jpg|L.caprifolium, Chèvrefeuille

Bloemknoppen van een Kamperfoelie (Lonicera) 26-07-2020 (d.j.b.) 01.jpg|flower buds.

References

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External links

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  • [http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=3&start_taxon_id=118877 Flora of China: Lonicera species list]
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Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus