title: Lonicera ligustrina
text: # Lonicera ligustrina
  
  Lonicera ligustrina (女贞叶忍冬, nü zhen ye ren dong) is a species of honeysuckle found in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and China. It grows as an evergreen, semi-evergreen, or deciduous shrub approximately 1.5-2.5 meters in height, with leathery or paper-like leaves 0.4-8 × 0.2-1.5 cm in size.
  
  ## Infraspecific taxa
  
  * Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis Franch. The cultivar 'Baggesen's Gold' has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
  
  ## Synonyms
  
  * Lonicera buxifolia H. Lév.
  * Lonicera ligustrina var. ligustrina
  * Lonicera ligustrina subsp. ligustrina
  * Lonicera missionis H. Lév.
  * Lonicera virgultorum W.W. Sm.
  * Lonicera wightianum Wall.
  * Xylosteon ligustrinum (Wall.) D. Don
  