Altman's honeysuckle ( lat. Lonicera altmannii ) is a shrub, a species of the genus Honeysuckle ( Lonicera ) of the family Honeysuckle ( Caprifoliaceae ). It grows in the Tien Shan along the fringes of spruce-fir forests and in bushes .
| Altman's Honeysuckle |
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| Scientific classification |
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| Subfamily : | Caprifolioideae |
| View: | Altman's Honeysuckle |
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| International scientific name |
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Lonicera altmannii Regel & Schmalh. (1878) |
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According to the database of The Plant List (2013), the name Lonicera altmannii Regel & Schmalh. is included in the synonymy of the species Lonicera humilis Kar. & Kir. [2] .
Content
Deciduous shrub up to 2 meters high, branched. The bark of the old shoots is gray. Young shoots are pubescent, with light brown bark.
The leaves are broad-ovate, up to 5 cm long, 1-3 cm wide, bluish-green (lighter from below), with stiff-haired pubescence, ciliary along the edge.
The flowers are yellowish-white, with a nimbus up to 2 cm long, arranged in pairs in the axils of the leaves. Flowering time is June.
Fruits are ovoid-rounded, orange-red in color, with a diameter of 8-10 mm ripen in July-August.