Lonicera morrowii




Family Caprifoliaceae
Scientific name Lonicera morrowii A. Gray
Synonyms Caprifolium morrowii (A. Gray) Kuntze; Lonicera insularis Nakai; Lonicera morrowii A. Gray var. gamushiensis Hayashi; Xylosteon morrowii (A.G ray) Moldenke
Common name (Japanese common name) hyotan-boku (ヒョウタンボク, 瓢箪木 [meaning: hyotan tree (hyotan = Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda)]), kin-gin-boku (キンギンボク, 金銀木 [meaning: gold and silver tree])
(English common name) Morrow's honeysuckle
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku
(Other nations) Korea
Habitat Mountane forest, forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=18
Description Plants 1-3m tall. Leaves 2.5-5.5cm long. Flowers white to yellow corollas 1.5-1.7cm, flowering in April to June. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Lonicera morrowii A. Gray
Lonicera morrowii A. Gray
Process for producing interferon inducers (US Patent 4469685/1984)
Shanzhuyo extract and uses thereof (WIPO Patent WO/2005/003145)
Note Poisonous plants.



May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden



May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden



May 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden