Lonicera maackii




Family Caprifoliaceae
Scientific name Lonicera maackii (Ruprecht) Maximovicz
Synonyms Caprifolium maackii (Ruprecht) Kuntze; Lonicera maackii (Ruprecht) Herder; Lonicera maackii (Ruprecht) Maximovicz var. japonica Nakai; Lonicera maackii (Ruprecht) Maximovicz var. typica Nakai; Xylosteum maackii Ruprecht
Common name (Japanese common name) hana-hyotan-boku (ハナヒョウタンボク, 花瓢箪木 [meaning: flowering hyotan tree (hyotan = Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda)])
(English common name) Amur bush honeysuckle, Amur honeysuckle
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (Aomori Prefecture, Iwate Prefecture, Gunma Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture)
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia
Habitat Mountane forest, forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=18
Description Plants 2-6m tall. Leaves 5-9cm long. Flowers white corollas ca. 2cm, flowering in May to June. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Maxim.
Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Maxim.
Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder
Karyotype analysis of Lonicera japonica and L. maackii
Note  Poisonous plants.
Rare species.



June 2009
at Karuizawa Botanical Garden
June 2009
at Karuizawa Botanical Garden
June 2009
at Karuizawa Botanical Garden



June 2009
at Karuizawa Botanical Garden