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Lonicera L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 173 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000022170.

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Synonyms of Lonicera

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Caprifolium Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. [s.p.] (1754) wfo-4000006617
Devendraea Pusalkar Taiwania 56: 212 (2011) wfo-4000011247
Euchylia Dulac Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées 463. 1867. wfo-4000014116
Isika Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 501. 1763. wfo-4000019245
Kantemon Raf. New Fl. 3: 19 (1838) wfo-4000019832
Metalonicera M.Wang & A.G.Gu Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 8(4): 204 (1988) wfo-4000023904
Nintooa Sweet Hort. Brit. , ed. 2: 258 (1830) wfo-4000026138
Periclymenum Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 : s.p. (1754) wfo-4000028750
Phenianthus Raf. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 6: 83 (1820) wfo-4000029189
Xylosteon Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 : s.p. (1754) wfo-4000041045

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Lonicera:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera acuminata var. giraldii (Rehder) X.G.Sun Acta Bot. Boreal.-Occid. Sin. 17(6): 197. 1997 wfo-0001399904
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera acutifolia Raf. New Fl. 3: 19 (1838) wfo-0000359763
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera alpigena subsp. glehnii (Fr.Schmidt) Nedol. et in Bot. Zhurn. 69(3): 368 (1984), with basionym ref. wfo-0001367938
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera alpigena subsp. glehnii (Fr.Schmidt) Nedol. Byull. Glavn. Bot. Sada (Moscow) 125: 33 (1982), without basionym ref. 1984 wfo-0001368922
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera alpigena var. watanabeana (Makino) H.Ohashi J. Jap. Bot. 63(1): 7. 1988 wfo-0001402074
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera altmannii var. saravshanica Rehder Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 14: 88. 1903 wfo-1200010826
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera amhersti Dippel Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 263 (1889) wfo-0000359776
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera amoena Zab. – — wfo-0001290808
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera androsaemifolia H.Lév. Fl. Kouy-Tchéou : 62 (1914) wfo-0000359758
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera anelica Lindh. ex A.Gray Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(2): 213. 1850 wfo-1000041686
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera angustata Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 66. 1841 wfo-0000359769
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera angustifolia var. rhododactyla W.W.Sm. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 10(46): 45 1917 — wfo-0001291183
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera aurea Aucher ex Hook.f. & Thomson J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 170 (1858) wfo-0000359787
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera belgica hort. ex Dippel Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 444. 1889 wfo-0000359775
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera benjaminii Sennen & Elias Bol. Soc. Ibér. Ci. Nat. 27: 144 (1928) wfo-0000359783
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera brownii (Regel) Carrière J. Gén. Hort. 11: 123 (t. 1133). 1856 wfo-0001423966
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera brownii var. fuchsioides (Zabel) Rehder Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 734 (1911) wfo-0001373143
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera brownii var. punicea (G.Kirchn.) Rehder Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 734 (1911) wfo-0001373144
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera buergeriana Blume ex K.Koch Dendrologie 2(1): 18 (1872) wfo-0000359747
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera caerulea subsp. caerulea – – — wfo-1200108438
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera caerulea subsp. edulis (Turcz. ex Herder) Hultén Fl. Kamtchatka 4: 144. 1930 wfo-1200009860
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera catalinensis Millsp. Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 5: 252 (1923) wfo-0000359851
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera caucasica subsp. caucasica – – — wfo-1200108108
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera caudata E.L.Wolf Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 38: 405 (1929) wfo-0000359848
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera chlamydata W.W.Sm. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 10: 45 (1917) wfo-0001291184
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera chlamydophora W.W.Sm. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 109. 1913 wfo-0000359876
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera ciliata var. alba (Pursh) DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 4: 335. 1830 [late Sep 1830] wfo-0001393853
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera ciliosa var. depressa Zabel Handb. Laubholzben. [Beissner & al.] 450. 1903 wfo-0001393854
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera ciliosa var. youngii Dippel Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 215. 1889 wfo-0001393855
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera dentata Raf. New Fl. 3: 19 (1838) wfo-0000359814
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera depressa Royle Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. [Royle] 236. 1835 [24 Aug 1835] wfo-0000359815
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera dioica f. trifolia Vict. & J.Rousseau Contr. Inst. Bot. Univ. Montréal 36: 52. 1940 wfo-0001323928
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera dioica var. douglasii (Lindl.) Farw. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 267. 1929 wfo-0001393856
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera diversifolia Wall. Fl. Ind. (Carey & Wallich ed.) 2: 178. 1824 wfo-0000359799
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera douglasii var. dasygyna (Rehder) Farw. Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 23: 132. 1938 wfo-0001393857
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera edulis (Turcz. ex Herder) Freyn Oesterr. Bot. Z. 52(3): 111. 1902 [Mar 1902] wfo-1200009859
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera elliptica Raf. New Fl. 3: 18 (1838) wfo-0000359824
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera ericoides Pax & K.Hoffm. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 12: 494 (1922) wfo-0000359831
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera eriensis Raf. New Fl. 3: 18 (1838) wfo-0000359832
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera etrusca var. brownii Regel Gartenflora 2: 3 (1853) wfo-0001380933
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera etrusca var. hispidula Boiss. Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 2, 2: 107 (1856) wfo-1200011711
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera flavescens Dippel Handb. Laubholzk. i. (1889) 260, fig. 173. wfo-0000359821
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera flavescens Small Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small]. 1126, 1338. 1903 [22 Jul 1903] wfo-0000359823
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera florida Regel Cat. Pl. Hort. Aksakov. : 86 (1860) wfo-0000359819
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera formanekiana subsp. formanekiana – – — wfo-1200107756
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera germanica F.Dietr. Weim. Fl. 94. wfo-0000359638
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera ghiesbreghtiana hort. ex Rehder Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. xiv. 136 (1903), in syn. wfo-0000359624
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera gibbiflora Dipp. – — wfo-0001290813
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera gigantea hort. ex Dippel Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 205 (1889) wfo-0000359634
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera glutinosa f. velebitica (Degen & Lengy.) Blečić & E.Mayer Feddes Repert. 84(9-10): 651. 1974 wfo-0001325948
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera gongshanensis H.Li Fl. Dulongjian Reg. : 252 (1993) wfo-0000359642
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera gracilipes var. glabra Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2(9): 270. 1866 wfo-1200027633
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera grata [Soland.] Hort. Kew. [W. Aiton] 1: 231. 1789 wfo-0000359648
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera guillonii var. macranthoides (Hand.-Mazz.) Z.H.Chen & X.F.Jin Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 42(1): 7. 2022 wfo-1200008639
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera gynochlamydea subsp. dapanshanensis Z.H.Chen, G.Y.Li & Jian S.Wang J. Zhejiang Forest. Sci. Technol. 41(6): 89. 2021 wfo-1200008270
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera halleana hort. ex Dippel Handb. Laubholzk. i. (1889) 217 et 444. ad calc. wfo-0000359650
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera heckrottii Rehder Cycl. Amer. Hort. [L.H.Bailey] 2: 942 (1900) wfo-0000744176
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera hetrusca Host Fl. Austriaca 1: 298 (1827) wfo-0000359641
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera hildebrandtana Franch. – — wfo-0001290839
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera hispida var. bracteata (Royle) Rehder ex Airy Shaw – — wfo-1200030254
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera hispida var. hispida – – — wfo-1200030255
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera hispidula var. subspicata (Hook. & Arn.) A.Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 628. 1873 wfo-0001393858
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera hypoglauca f. pulchra Z.H.Chen, W.Y.Xie & X.D.Mei Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 42(1): 5. 2022 wfo-1200008640
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera hypoleuca var. hypoleuca – – wfo-1200030245
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera interrupta var. subspicata (Hook. & Arn.) Jeps. Fl. W. Calif. [Jepson] 474. 1901 wfo-0001393859
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera involucrata var. humilis Koehne Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 14: 100. 1903 wfo-0001393860
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera involucrata var. serotina Koehne Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 14: 99. 1903 wfo-0001393861
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera italica Schm. – wfo-0001351073
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera japonica f. quercifolia A.I.D.Correia Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 60: 154. 1987 wfo-0001326572
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera kinkiensis Koidz. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 6: 212 (1937) wfo-0000359611
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera lanzhouensis Shun Liu & Yu J.Wang PhytoKeys 256: 86 (2025) wfo-1000081543
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera licenti K.S.Hao Contr. Lab. Bot. Natl. Acad. Peiping 1: 99 (1932) wfo-0000359604
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera lidaoensis S.S.Ying New Taxa New Names 7: 331 2024 wfo-1000076494
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera longifolia Royle Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. : 236 (1835) wfo-0000359709
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera loureiroi (Blume) DC. Prodr. 4: 334 (1830) wfo-0000359712
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera loureiroi Blume Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 653 (1826) wfo-0000359711
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera loureiroi Hook.f. & Thomson J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 172 (1858) wfo-0000359713
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera luteiflora Cousturier & Gand. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 60: 556 (1913 publ. 1914) wfo-0000359700
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera macrocalyx Nakai J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 42: 81 (1921) wfo-0000359698
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera macrogyne Klotzsch Bot. Ergebn. Reise Waldemar : 85 (1862) wfo-0000359703
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera melanocarpa hort. ex Lavallée Énum. Arbres 141, nomen. 1877 wfo-0001351074
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera micranthoides Zab. – — wfo-0001290819
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera minutiflora Zabel Gartenflora 38: 523 (1889) wfo-0000359718
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera mirallesi Sennen Treb. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 15(1): 20 (1931) wfo-0000359719
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera misera Zabel Gartenflora 38: 523 (1889) wfo-0000359726
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera mollis Wall. Numer. List : n.º 6301 (1832) wfo-0000359693
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera morrowii var. gamushiensis Hayashi Bull. Gov. Forest Exp. Sta. 170: 81 (–82; t. 2, fig. 56) 1964 wfo-1200098506
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera muendeniensis Rehder Gartenflora 42: 102 (1893) wfo-0000359669
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera myrtillus var. myrtillus – – — wfo-0001224189
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera niagaralli hort. ex Dippel Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 226 (1889) wfo-0000359664
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera nigra f. angustifolia Gajić Glasn. Prir. Muz. Beogradu, C 9: 77. 1976 wfo-0001325949
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera nigra f. changbaishana W.Wang & C.F.Fang Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 15(3): 331 (1995) wfo-0001324235
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera nigra f. purpurea A.Byalt & V.V.Byalt Izv. Sankt-Petersburgsk. Lesotekhn. Akad. 231: 57. 2020 wfo-1200027609
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera nigra var. campaniflora Loudon Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 1058, ff. 813-814. 1838 [1 Jul 1838 vel ante] wfo-1200009935
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera nomurana Makino Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 28: 122 (1914) wfo-0000359658
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera nummulariifolia subsp. nummulariifolia – – — wfo-1200108393
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera occidentalis var. youngii K.Koch Dendrologie 2(1): 15. 1872 [Dec 1872] wfo-0001393862
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera omissa P.L.Chiu, Z.H.Chen & Yue L.Xu J. Hangzhou Norm. Univ., Nat. Sci. Ed. 19(3): [253-257] 2020 wfo-1000055842
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera orientalis M.Bieb. Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 158 (1808) wfo-0000359686
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lonicera ovata Buch.-Ham. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 6300. 1832 wfo-0000359671