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Lonicera korolkowii

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Internal ID UUID643ff41a6aae2687615465
Scientific name Lonicera korolkowii
Authority Stapf
First published in Gard. & Forest 6: 34 (1893)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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Common products:
- Ornamental shrub, sold as nursery stock, including container-grown plants, bare‑root seedlings, and cuttings for landscape planting.
- Marketed under names such as “Korolkow’s honeysuckle” or “Deciduous honeysuckle” for its early spring, fragrant flowers and attractive purple‑black berries.
- Offered in horticulture trade as a wildlife‑friendly native plant for pollinator gardens, bird‑friendly shrub plantings, and erosion‑control or soil‑stabilisation projects.

Properties relevant to use:
- Deciduous, upright‑spreading shrub reaching 2–3 m in height; hardy in USDA climate zones 4–7, tolerating cold temperatures and moderate drought.
- Leaves are opposite, ovate to lanceolate, mid‑green, turning yellow in autumn, providing seasonal colour.
- Flowers are tubular, 2–3 cm long, white to pink, highly fragrant, opening in early spring and attracting bees, butterflies, and other pollinators.
- Fruit consists of small, globose berries (≈4–6 mm) that ripen to deep purple‑black in late summer and persist into winter, offering food for songbirds.
- Stems are slender, somewhat flexible, enabling the plant to be used as a low hedge or screen, and to be propagated by softwood cuttings, seed, or division.
- Thrives in full sun to partial shade on well‑drained loam, sandy, or loamy soils; tolerates a range of pH and is tolerant of urban pollution, making it suitable for public and private landscapes.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Native to Central Asia and considered secure in its native range; no specific threat assessment is recorded in the IUCN Red List, and there is no evidence of over‑harvesting for commercial purposes.
- Commercial material is primarily propagated by nurseries using horticultural techniques (cuttings, seed, micropropagation), reducing pressure on wild plants.
- No timber, fiber, dye, gum, or other industrial extraction is reported for this species; therefore its commercial use is limited to ornamental and ecological planting, with minimal associated environmental impact.
- In regions where it is cultivated, it is subject to standard plant health and plant‑trade regulations (e.g., phytosanitary certification for international shipments) but no species‑specific standards exist beyond general horticultural practice.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Lonicera lanata Pojark. Fl. URSS 23: 737 (1958)
Lonicera zabelii Rehder Gartenflora 42: 104 (1893)

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Language Common/alternative name
English blueleaf honeysuckle
Azerbaijani korolkov doqquzdonu
Belarusian Бружмель Каралькова
Icelandic hirðingjatoppur
Russian Жимолость Королькова
Swedish bokharatry
Chinese 蓝叶忍冬

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Name Authority First published in
Lonicera korolkowii var. neokorolkowii Golosk. Bot. Mater. Gerb. Inst. Bot. Akad. Nauk Kazakhsk. S.S.R. 7: 22 (1971)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Asia-temperate
    • Middle Asia
      • Kazakhstan
      • Kirgizstan
      • Tadzhikistan
      • Uzbekistan
    • Western Asia
      • Afghanistan

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000359613
USDA Plants LOKO2
Tropicos 6000469
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:148870-1
Open Tree Of Life 692192
Observations.org 130599
NCBI Taxonomy 566145
IPNI 148870-1
GBIF 5334228
EPPO LONKO
Elurikkus 518904
USDA GRIN 22592
CMAUP NPO12611
Plantarium 23179

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Pest categorisation of Malacosoma parallela Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Grégoire J, Malumphy C, Gobbi A, Kertesz V, Maiorano A, MacLeod A EFSA J 22-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10801436
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8549
PMID:38260770
Commodity risk assessment of Prunus persica and P. dulcis plants from Türkiye Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Civera AV, Zappalà L, Lucchi A, Gómez P, Urek G, Bernardo U, Bubici G, Carluccio AV, Chiumenti M, Di Serio F, Fanelli E, Kaczmarek A, Marzachì C, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Yuen J EFSA J 19-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9850261
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7735
PMID:36698493
Commodity risk assessment of Berberis thunbergii potted plants from Turkey Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Civera AV, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Debode J, Manceau C, Gardi C, Schulz OM, Akrivou A, Antonatos S, Beris D, Kritikos C, Kormpi M, Papachristos D, Reppa C, Potting R EFSA J 30-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9244780
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7392
PMID:35784819
Commodity risk assessment of Malus domestica plants from Turkey Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Civera AV, Zappalà L, Lucchi A, Gómez P, Urek G, Bernardo U, Bubici G, Carluccio AV, Chiumenti M, Di Serio F, Fanelli E, Gardi C, Marzachì C, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Yuen J EFSA J 05-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9069550
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7301
PMID:35540798
Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Erysiphe lonicerae complex (Helotiales, Erysiphaceae) on Lonicera spp. Bradshaw M, Braun U, Götz M, Takamatsu S Fungal Syst Evol 26-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC8165964
doi:10.3114/fuse.2021.07.03
PMID:34124617
Preserving a Comprehensive Vegetation Knowledge Base – An Evaluation of Four Historical Soviet Vegetation Maps of the Western Pamirs (Tajikistan) Vanselow KA, Samimi C, Breckle SW PLoS One 16-Feb-2016
PMCID:PMC4755548
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0148930
PMID:26881428
Isolation and structure of korolkoside, a bis-iridoid glucoside from Lonicera korolkovii. Kita M, Kigoshi H, Uemura D J Nat Prod 01-Aug-2001
doi:10.1021/NP010093D
PMID:11520235

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Anthracenes / Anthraquinones / Hydroxyanthraquinones
1,2-Dihydroxy-6-methylanthracene-9,10-dione 5319503 Click to see 254.24 unknown via CMAUP database
Anthragallol 11768 Click to see 256.21 unknown via CMAUP database
Anthraquinone, 2-benzyl-1,3-dihydroxy- 630215 Click to see 330.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Damnacanthal 2948 Click to see COC1=C2C(=CC(=C1C=O)O)C(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3C2=O 282.25 unknown via CMAUP database
Morindone 442756 Click to see CC1=C(C2=C(C=C1)C(=O)C3=C(C2=O)C=CC(=C3O)O)O 270.24 unknown via CMAUP database
Nordamnacanthal 160712 Click to see 268.22 unknown via CMAUP database
Rubiadin 124062 Click to see CC1=C(C=C2C(=C1O)C(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3C2=O)O 254.24 unknown via CMAUP database
Rubiadin 1-methyl ether 96191 Click to see CC1=C(C=C2C(=C1OC)C(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3C2=O)O 268.26 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Long-chain fatty acids
Henicos-20-en-6-ynoic acid 44203444 Click to see 320.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Nonadec-18-en-4-ynoic acid 44203446 Click to see 292.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Glycerolipids / Triradylcglycerols / Triacylglycerols
2,3-Di(nonadec-18-en-4-ynoyloxy)propyl nonadec-18-en-4-ynoate 44203468 Click to see C=CCCCCCCCCCCCCC#CCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCC#CCCCCCCCCCCCCC=C)OC(=O)CCC#CCCCCCCCCCCCCC=C 915.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides
Korolkoside 11814758 Click to see COC(CC1C(C(OC=C1C(=O)OC)OC2C(C(C3C(O2)COC(O3)CC4C(C(OC=C4C(=O)OC)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C=C)O)O)C=C)OC 804.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP010093D
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(+)-Ursolic Acid 64945 Click to see 456.70 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-formyloxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylic acid 21729656 Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)OC=O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O 484.70 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,2S,4S,5R,6S,11R,14R,15S,18S,21R,22S,23R)-6,10,10,14,15,21,22-heptamethyl-3,24-dioxaheptacyclo[16.5.2.01,15.02,4.05,14.06,11.018,23]pentacosane-9,25-dione 15240838 Click to see CC1CCC23CCC4(C5(CCC6C(C(=O)CCC6(C5C7C(C4(C2C1C)OC3=O)O7)C)(C)C)C)C 468.70 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,2S,4S,5R,6S,9S,11R,14R,15S,18S,21R,22S,23R)-9-hydroxy-6,10,10,14,15,21,22-heptamethyl-3,24-dioxaheptacyclo[16.5.2.01,15.02,4.05,14.06,11.018,23]pentacosan-25-one 15598293 Click to see 470.70 unknown via CMAUP database
(4aS,6aR,6aR,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-hydroxy-6a-[[(Z)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxymethyl]-2,2,6b,9,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid 102150860 Click to see 618.80 unknown via CMAUP database
3|A-Hydroxyurs-11-en-28,13|A-olide 21606663 Click to see 454.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Oleanolic Acid 10494 Click to see 456.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Uncarinic acid E 10746421 Click to see 618.80 unknown via CMAUP database
Ursonic Acid 9890209 Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(=O)C5(C)C)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O 454.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(-)-beta-Sitosterol 222284 Click to see 414.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Coumarin glycosides
Esculin 5281417 Click to see C1=CC(=O)OC2=CC(=C(C=C21)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O 340.28 unknown via CMAUP database

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