Lonicera japonica
A species in the Caprifoliaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Dipsacales
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Lonicera
- Species
- Lonicera japonica
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1784
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Lonicera japonica. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
22 synonyms in this snapshot
- Caprifolium brachypodumGordon
- Caprifolium chinenseWats. ex Loudon
- Caprifolium japonicum(Thunb.) Dum.Cours.
- Caprifolium roseumLam.
- Lonicera aureoreticulatahort. ex T.Moore
- Lonicera brachypodaDC.
- Lonicera brachypoda var. repensSiebold
- Lonicera chinensisP.Watson
- Lonicera cochinchinensisG.Don
- Lonicera diversifoliaCarrière
- Lonicera faurieiH.Lév. & Vaniot
- Lonicera finlaysonianaWall.
- Lonicera flexuosaThunb.
- Lonicera japonica f. macranthaMatsuda
- Lonicera japonica var. japonica
- Lonicera japonica var. repens(Siebold) Rehder
- Lonicera japonica var. sempervillosaHayata
- Lonicera miyagusukiana(Makino) Ohwi
- Lonicera repensHassk.
- Lonicera shintenensisHayata
- Nintooa japonicaSweet
- Xylosteon flexuosum(Thunb.) Dum.Cours.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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