Lonicera periclymenum, also known as honeysuckle, is a flowering plant native to Europe, North Africa, Turkey, and the Caucasus. It is a deciduous climber that can reach up to 7 meters in height and is often found in woodlands, hedgerows, and scrublands. Its tubular, two-lipped flowers are highly scented and attract moths and bees for pollination. The plant also produces bright red berries that are eaten by birds. In gardens, Lonicera periclymenum is valued for its ability to cover unsightly structures and its fragrant flowers. However, it can also attract pests such as the honeysuckle leaf miner. The plant has also been referenced in literature, including in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Lonicera odora	Salisb.	Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 138 (1796)
Periclymenum vulgare	Mill.	Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 6 (1768)
Periclymenum germanicum	Mill.	Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 4 (1768)
Caprifolium distinctum	Moench	Methodus : 501 (1794)
Caprifolium germanicum	Roehl.	Deutschl. Fl. i. 175.
Caprifolium periclymenum	Delarbre	Fl. Auvergne , ed. 2: 129 (1800)
Caprifolium quercifolium	Meigen	Syst. Verz. Ufern Rheins Pfl. : 35 (1823)
Caprifolium semperflorens	hort. ex Dippel	Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 204 (1889)
Euchylia verticillata	Dulac	Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées : 464 (1867)
Lonicera periclymenum f. sublobata	A.I.D.Correia	Bol. Soc. Brot. , sér. 2.A, 60: 154 (1987)
Lonicera periclymenum var. belgica	Aiton	Hort. Kew. 1: 232 (1789)
Lonicera periclymenum var. quercifolia	Aiton	Hort. Kew. 1: 232 (1789)
Lonicera periclymenum var. serotina	Aiton	Hort. Kew. 1: 231 (1789)
Lonicera periclymenum var. vulgaris	Aiton	Hort. Kew. 1: 231 (1789)
Lonicera periclymenum var. hirsuta	(Rouy) P.D.Sell	Fl. Great Britain Ireland 4: 530 (2006)
Lonicera periclymenum var. parviflora	De Langhe	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 106: 71 (1973)

Common names Top

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	european honeysuckle
Spanish	sogüeñas
Spanish	sogüenas
Spanish	periclimeno
Spanish	belortera
Spanish	belortu
Spanish	hierba enredadera
Spanish	madre de selva
Spanish	madreselva vulgar
Spanish	manines de dios
Spanish	mariselda
Spanish	matrisilva
Spanish	samuso
Spanish	selva madre
Spanish	sogüena
Spanish	sogüeña
Spanish	soguenas
Arabic	صَريمة الجَدْى
Arabic	عسلة أوروبية
Belarusian	Бружмель павойны
Catalan	xuclamel comú
Czech	zimolez ovíjivý
Czech	zimolez lesní
Czech	zimolez německý
Welsh	gwyddfid
Danish	almindelig kaprifolie
Danish	vedvindel
Danish	vild kaprifolie
Danish	almindelig gedeblad
German	waldgeißblatt
German	waldgeissblatt
German	wildes geißblatt
German	deutsches geißblatt
German	deutsches geissblatt
German	wald-geissblatt
German	wald-geißblatt
German	wald-heckenkirsche
German	wildes geissblatt
Esperanto	eŭropa lonicero
Estonian	väänduv kuslapuu
Finnish	ruotsinköynnöskuusama
French	chevrefeuille des bois
French	chèvrefeuille des bois
Galician	herba salgueira
grc	κυκλάμινος ἑτέρα
grc	περικλύμενον
grc	κλύμενον
grc	κισσόφυλλον
Croatian	Šumska kozja krv
Upper Sorbian	lěsny kozylist
Hungarian	búbos lonc
Icelandic	skógartoppur
Japanese	ニオイニンドウ
Lithuanian	vijoklinis sausmedis
Norwegian Bokmål	vivendel
Dutch	wilde kamperfoelie
Norwegian Nynorsk	vivendel
Polish	wiciokrzew pomorski
Polish	suchokrzew pomorski
Portuguese	madressilva
Russian	Жимолость вьющаяся
Slovak	zemolez ovíjavý
Albanian	lulekace
Swedish	vildkaprifol
Swedish	vrevrång
Swedish	höstkaprifol
Turkish	hanimeli
Chinese	香忍冬

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Name	Authority	First published in
Lonicera periclymenum subsp. hispanica	(Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman	Consp. Fl. Eur. 322. 1879 (1879)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Northern Africa
  - Morocco

Antarctica click to expand
- Subantarctic Islands
  - Falkland Islands

Australasia click to expand
- Australia
  - Tasmania

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- Middle Europe
  - Austria
  - Belgium
  - Czechoslovakia
  - Germany
  - Netherlands
  - Poland
  - Switzerland
- Northern Europe
  - Denmark
  - Great Britain
  - Ireland
  - Norway
  - Sweden
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania
  - Bulgaria
  - Greece
  - Italy
  - Romania
  - Yugoslavia
- Southwestern Europe
  - Corse
  - France
  - Portugal
  - Spain

Northern America click to expand
- Eastern Canada
  - Nova Scotia
  - Ontario
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Maine
- Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Oregon
  - Washington

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000367818
UNII	9C953U46QW
Canadensys	4222
USDA Plants	LOPE4
UConn	266
Tropicos	6000016
INPN	106581
Flora of Italy	5158
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:149006-1
The Plant List	kew-2357110
Missouri Botanical Garden	372017
Open Tree Of Life	811893
Observations.org	7001
NCBI Taxonomy	213829
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0000004333
Nature Serve	2.154361
IPNI	149006-1
iNaturalist	55885
GBIF	5334277
Freebase	/m/03dnpn
EPPO	LONPE
EOL	488725
Elurikkus	211005
USDA GRIN	22620
Wikipedia	Lonicera_periclymenum

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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Vaccinium uliginosum L. (bog bilberry) and the search for its alleged toxicity: a review

Vaneková Z, Holloway P, Rollinger JM

Front Toxicol

31-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10864615
doi:	10.3389/ftox.2024.1358840
PMID:	38357417

Commodity risk assessment of Corylus avellana plants from the UK

Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, 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, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P

EFSA J

12-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10784871
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8495
PMID:	38222930

Genome-wide analysis of horizontal transfer in non-model wild species from a natural ecosystem reveals new insights into genetic exchange in plants

Aubin E, Llauro C, Garrigue J, Mirouze M, Panaud O, El Baidouri M

PLoS Genet

19-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10586619
doi:	10.1371/journal.pgen.1010964
PMID:	37856455

The most polyphagous insect herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.)

Thompson V, Harkin C, Stewart AJ

PLoS One

04-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10602594
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0291734
PMID:	37792900

Commodity risk assessment of Fagus sylvatica plants from the UK

Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, 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, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Gardi C, Iacopetti G, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P

EFSA J

28-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10375364
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8118
PMID:	37522095

Commodity risk assessment of Acer pseudoplatanus plants from the UK

Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, 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, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Gardi C, Iacopetti G, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P

EFSA J

06-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10323731
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8074
PMID:	37427019

Commodity risk assessment of Acer palmatum plants from the UK

Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, 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, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Gardi C, Iacopetti G, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P

EFSA J

06-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10323724
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8075
PMID:	37427020

Commodity risk assessment of Acer campestre plants from the UK

Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, 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, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Gardi C, Iacopetti G, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P

EFSA J

06-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10323733
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8071
PMID:	37427018

Commodity risk assessment of Acer platanoides plants from the UK

Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, 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, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Gardi C, Iacopetti G, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P

EFSA J

06-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10323725
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8073
PMID:	37427021

Update of the Xylella spp. host plant database – systematic literature search up to 31 December 2022

Gibin D, Pasinato L, Delbianco A

EFSA J

13-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10262070
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8061
PMID:	37325259

Nest material preferences in wild hazel dormice Muscardinus avellanarius: testing predictions from optimal foraging theory

Collins SA, Lane SM, Ishibashi M, Hamston T

Behav Ecol

25-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10183201
doi:	10.1093/beheco/arad016
PMID:	37192927

Earlywood Anatomy Highlights the Prevalent Role of Winter Conditions on Radial Growth of Oak at Its Distribution Boundary in NW Iberia

García-González I, Souto-Herrero M

Plants (Basel)

06-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10007082
doi:	10.3390/plants12051185
PMID:	36904045

Edible Flowers Used in Some Countries of the Mediterranean Basin: An Ethnobotanical Overview

Motti R, Paura B, Cozzolino A, de Falco B

Plants (Basel)

28-Nov-2022

PMCID:	PMC9736219
doi:	10.3390/plants11233272
PMID:	36501312

Linnaea borealis L. var. borealis—In Vitro Cultures and Phytochemical Screening as a Dual Strategy for Its Ex Situ Conservation and a Source of Bioactive Compounds of the Rare Species

Thiem B, Kruszka D, Turowska N, Sliwinska E, Berge V, Kikowska M

Molecules

11-Nov-2021

PMCID:	PMC8620648
doi:	10.3390/molecules26226823
PMID:	34833914

Seeing the world through the eyes of a butterfly: visual ecology of the territorial males of Pararge aegeria (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Bergman M, Smolka J, Nilsson DE, Kelber A

J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol

28-Oct-2021

PMCID:	PMC8568875
doi:	10.1007/s00359-021-01520-3
PMID:	34709430

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides
2-[3-ethenyl-5-methoxycarbonyl-2-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-4-yl]acetic acid	14105068	Click to see COC(=O)C1=COC(C(C1CC(=O)O)C=C)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O	404.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84094-7
methyl (2S,3R,4S)-3-ethenyl-4-(2-oxoethyl)-2-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-5-carboxylate	12315448	Click to see COC(=O)C1=COC(C(C1CC=O)C=C)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O	388.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84094-7
Methyl 2-(hexopyranosyloxy)-4-(2-oxoethyl)-3-vinyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-5-carboxylate	369002	Click to see COC(=O)C1=COC(C(C1CC=O)C=C)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O	388.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84094-7
Secologanin	161276	Click to see COC(=O)C1=COC(C(C1CC=O)C=C)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O	388.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84094-7
Secologanoside	14136854	Click to see C=CC1C(C(=COC1OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)C(=O)O)CC(=O)O	390.34	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84094-7
Secologanoside 7-methyl ester	14136853	Click to see C=CC1C(C(=COC1OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)C(=O)O)CC(=O)O	390.34	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84094-7
Secoxyloganin	162868	Click to see COC(=O)C1=COC(C(C1CC(=O)O)C=C)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O	404.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84094-7
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Iridoid O-glycosides
(1S,4aS,6S,7R,7aS)-6-hydroxy-7-methyl-1-[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylic acid	163194017	Click to see CC1C(CC2C1C(OC=C2C(=O)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O	376.36	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19840670119
6-Hydroxy-7-methyl-1-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylic acid	4430509	Click to see CC1C(CC2C1C(OC=C2C(=O)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O	376.36	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19840670119
Loganic acid	89640	Click to see CC1C(CC2C1C(OC=C2C(=O)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O	376.36	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19840670119
Loganin	87691	Click to see CC1C(CC2C1C(OC=C2C(=O)OC)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O	390.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19840670119
methyl (1S,4aS,6S,7R,7aR)-6-[(E)-3-[3-methoxy-4-[(2R,3S,4S,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]prop-2-enoyl]oxy-7-methyl-1-[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylate	163004605	Click to see CC1C(CC2C1C(OC=C2C(=O)OC)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC4=CC(=C(C=C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)OC	728.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19840670119
methyl (1S,4aS,6S,7R,7aS)-6-hydroxy-7-methyl-1-[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylate	124523307	Click to see CC1C(CC2C1C(OC=C2C(=O)OC)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O	390.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19840670119
Methyl 6-[3-[3-methoxy-4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]prop-2-enoyloxy]-7-methyl-1-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylate	73808874	Click to see CC1C(CC2C1C(OC=C2C(=O)OC)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC4=CC(=C(C=C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)OC	728.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19840670119
Methyl 6-hydroxy-7-methyl-1-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylate	601562	Click to see CC1C(CC2C1C(OC=C2C(=O)OC)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O	390.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19840670119
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Tricarboxylic acids and derivatives
[6-(Acetyloxymethyl)-10-hydroxy-11-methoxy-1,10-dimethyl-5-oxo-4,14-dioxatricyclo[9.2.1.03,7]tetradeca-2,6-dien-8-yl] 2-methylprop-2-enoate	162933311	Click to see CC(=C)C(=O)OC1CC(C2(CCC(O2)(C=C3C1=C(C(=O)O3)COC(=O)C)C)OC)(C)O	436.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19840670119
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
(7Alpha-Hydroxy)-Morroniside	21593530	Click to see CC1C2C(CC(O1)O)C(=COC2OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)C(=O)OC	406.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84094-7
CID 12312977	12312977	Click to see CC1C2C(CC(O1)O)C(=COC2OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)C(=O)OC	406.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84094-7
methyl (4aS,8aS)-3-hydroxy-1-methyl-8-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,3,4,4a,8,8a-hexahydropyrano[3,4-c]pyran-5-carboxylate	138107798	Click to see CC1C2C(CC(O1)O)C(=COC2OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)C(=O)OC	406.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84094-7

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Lonicera periclymenum

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