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 brachypodumName author: Gordon
- Caprifolium chinenseName author: Wats. ex Loudon
- Caprifolium japonicumName author: (Thunb.) Dum.Cours.
- Caprifolium roseumName author: Lam.
- Lonicera aureoreticulataName author: hort. ex T.Moore
- Lonicera brachypodaName author: DC.
- Lonicera brachypoda var. repensName author: Siebold
- Lonicera chinensisName author: P.Watson
- Lonicera cochinchinensisName author: G.Don
- Lonicera diversifoliaName author: Carrière
- Lonicera faurieiName author: H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Lonicera finlaysonianaName author: Wall.
- Lonicera flexuosaName author: Thunb.
- Lonicera japonica f. macranthaName author: Matsuda
- Lonicera japonica var. japonicaName author: Not supplied
- Lonicera japonica var. repensName author: (Siebold) Rehder
- Lonicera japonica var. sempervillosaName author: Hayata
- Lonicera miyagusukianaName author: (Makino) Ohwi
- Lonicera repensName author: Hassk.
- Lonicera shintenensisName author: Hayata
- Nintooa japonicaName author: Sweet
- Xylosteon flexuosumName author: (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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