Leycesteria formosa Wall.
(Himalayan Honeysuckle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeycesteria formosa (Himalayan Honeysuckle)
FamilyCAPRIFOLIACEAE (honeysuckles, scabiouses and valerians)
OrderDIPSACALES (elder, honeysuckles, valerians, scabiouses and teasels)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Leycesteria formosa (Himalayan Honeysuckle) :
1: Leycesteria formosa (Himalayan Honeysuckle)
30 May 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in quarry
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Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hipkin, C. 2003 Himalayan Honeysucke Vol 14, No 6 Page: 420

Leycesteria formosa (Himalayan Honeysuckle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Leycesteria formosa (Himalayan Honeysuckle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Leycesteria formosa (Himalayan Honeysuckle)
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