Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderDipsacales
FamilyCaprifoliaceae
GenusLonicera
Scientific name with authorshipLonicera japonica Thunb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Caprifolium brachypodum G.GordonCaprifolium brachypodum Godr.Caprifolium chinense S.WatsonCaprifolium chinense S.Watson ex G.DonCaprifolium chinense S.Watson ex LoudonCaprifolium flexuosum Steud.Caprifolium japonicum (Thunb.) Dum.Cours.Caprifolium japonicum (Thunb.) Kuntze, 1891Caprifolium japonicum f. subverticillare KuntzeCaprifolium roseum Lam.Lonicera aureoreticulata T.MooreLonicera brachypoda DC.Lonicera brachypoda SieboldLonicera brachypoda subsp. aureoreticulata (T.Moore) Jacob-MakoyLonicera brachypoda subsp. reticulata AndréLonicera brachypoda subsp. variegata AbbeyLonicera brachypoda var. aureoreticulata Rothsch.Lonicera brachypoda var. repens SieboldLonicera brachypoda var. reticulata WitteLonicera chinensis P.WatsonLonicera cochinchinensis G.DonLonicera confusa Miq.Lonicera diversifolia CarrièreLonicera fauriei H.Lév. & VaniotLonicera finlaysoniana Wall.Lonicera flexuosa Thunb.Lonicera flexuosa f. aureoreticulata (T.Moore) DippelLonicera flexuosa f. halliana DippelLonicera flexuosa var. halleana DippelLonicera flexuosa var. halliana Dippel, 1889Lonicera japonica Thunb. ex MurrayLonicera japonica f. aureoreticulata (T.Moore) RehderLonicera japonica f. chinensis (P.Watson) H.HaraLonicera japonica f. flexuosa (Thunb.) ZabelLonicera japonica f. halleana (Dippel) H.HaraLonicera japonica f. halliana (Dippel) H.HaraLonicera japonica f. japonicaLonicera japonica f. macrantha MatsudaLonicera japonica f. purpurella HondaLonicera japonica f. quercifolia A.I.D.CorreiaLonicera japonica f. quercifolia A.I.V.CorreiaLonicera japonica subsp. aureo-reticulata (T.Moore) G.NicholsonLonicera japonica subsp. chinensis (P.W.Wats.) BakerLonicera japonica subsp. hybrida J.DixLonicera japonica var. aureoreticulata (T.Moore) G.NicholsonLonicera japonica var. brachypoda NakaiLonicera japonica var. chinensis (P.Watson) BakerLonicera japonica var. flexuosa (Thunb.) G.NicholsonLonicera japonica var. flexuosa (Thunb.) W.A.NicholsonLonicera japonica var. halliana (Dippel) G.NicholsonLonicera japonica var. hallinna (Dippel) W.A.NicholsonLonicera japonica var. japonicaLonicera japonica var. miyagusukiana MakinoLonicera japonica var. repens (Siebold) RehderLonicera japonica var. sempervillosa HayataLonicera longiflora CarrièreLonicera miyagusukiana (Makino) OhwiLonicera nigra Thunb.Lonicera repens Hassk.Lonicera shintenensis HayataNintooa japonica (Thunb.) SweetXylosteon flexuosum (Thunb.) Dum.Cours.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier148850-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.