Lonicera macrantha

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Caprifolium macranthum
• Caprifolium nepalense
• Xylosteon scandens
• Lonicera inodora
• Lonicera hirtiflora
• Lonicera fulvotomentosa
• Lonicera esquirolii
• Lonicera calvescens
• Lonicera strigosiflora
• Lonicera macrantha var. calvescens

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant, Lonicera macrantha, belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta. Within the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae, it is categorized under the order Dipsacales. Finally, it is classified under the family Caprifoliaceae and the genus Lonicera.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is widely distributed across several distinct regions within East and South Asia. In China, it can be found spanning from the South-Central provinces to the Southeast. Its range also extends into the high-altitude regions of Tibet. Furthermore, the species is native to the island of Taiwan in Eastern Asia. Finally, its geographical presence reaches the Indian Subcontinent, specifically within the state of Assam.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Ecology

The ecology of Lonicera macrantha is characterized by its specific adaptation to montane environments, where it thrives within a distinct altitudinal band. This species is typically found across an elevational range spanning from a minimum of 1200 m AMSL to a maximum of 2500 m AMSL. Within this vertical distribution, the plant occupies niche habitats that provide the necessary moisture and temperature gradients required for its physiological processes. Its presence in these mid-to-high altitude zones suggests a preference for temperate or sub-alpine ecosystems where it can interact with specific soil compositions and microclimates characteristic of these elevations.

Elevational range max:

2500 m AMSL

Elevational range min:

1200 m AMSL

Life history

The life history of Lonicera macrantha is characterized by its classification as a chamaephyte, a life form that dictates its survival strategy through the positioning of its renewing buds near or just above the soil surface. Specifically, its growth habit aligns with the chamaephyte category, meaning it relies on low-growing structures that can withstand environmental fluctuations by keeping its vital meristems close to the ground. This botanical strategy allows the plant to navigate its ecological niche by balancing the characteristics of both nanophanerophytes and chamaephytes, ensuring resilience during seasonal changes. As a chamaephyte, its life cycle is optimized to exploit available light and nutrients while maintaining a compact architecture that protects its regenerative tissues from extreme temperature shifts or herbivory.

Life form :

chamaephyte

Morphology

The morphology of Lonicera macrantha is characterized by its growth form as a woody shrub that exhibits a self-supporting climbing habit. Rather than being an epiphyte, this species is strictly terrestrial, establishing its root system in the ground to support its structural development. Its physical structure is defined by its woodiness, providing the necessary rigidity for its shrubby architecture while maintaining its capacity to ascend.

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

shrub

Woodiness :

woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Lonicera macrantha has 3 reported plant parts identified across 22 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include flower, leaf, stem.

Flower

1. International journal of molecular medicine
2. Journal of food biochemistry
3. Functional plant biology : FPB
4. Frontiers in oncology
5. Planta medica

Leaf

1. Frontiers in plant science
2. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin
3. Journal of natural medicines
4. PloS one

Stem

1. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin
2. Journal of natural medicines

Chemicals

Lonicera macrantha has 205 reported phytochemicals identified across 22 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include CHLOROGENIC ACID, luteolin, Flavonoids, Luteoloside, Iridoids.

CHLOROGENIC ACID

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences
3. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
4. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
5. Physiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology

luteolin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
3. Cell biology and toxicology
4. Frontiers in oncology
5. Gene

Flavonoids

1. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
2. Journal of food biochemistry
3. International journal of molecular sciences
4. Journal of separation science
5. Frontiers in oncology

Luteoloside

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
2. Frontiers in oncology
3. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin
4. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
5. Phytochemical analysis : PCA

Iridoids

1. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
2. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
3. Journal of separation science
4. Frontiers in oncology
5. Chinese journal of natural medicines

quercetin

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
2. Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan
3. Infection and drug resistance
4. RSC advances
5. PloS one

Isochlorogenic acid C

1. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
2. Phytochemical analysis : PCA
3. Genes
4. Biomedical chromatography : BMC
5. Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry

caffeic acid

1. Functional plant biology : FPB
2. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
3. Journal of Asian natural products research
4. Journal of ethnopharmacology
5. Journal of chromatography. A

CGA

1. International journal of biological macromolecules
2. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
3. Scientific reports
4. PeerJ

Flavonoid

1. Physiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology
2. Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology
3. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
4. Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

Activities

Lonicera macrantha has 373 reported activities identified across 22 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Antiviral, Antibacterial, Antidepressant, Antianxiety.

Antioxidant

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences
3. Journal of food biochemistry
4. Scientific reports
5. International journal of biological macromolecules

Antiviral

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics
3. Frontiers in plant science
4. Veterinary sciences
5. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Antibacterial

1. Dr. Duke
2. Veterinary sciences
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology
4. Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)

Antidepressant

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
3. Brain research bulletin

Antianxiety

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology

Anticancer

1. Dr. Duke
2. Frontiers in oncology

Anticarcinogenic

1. Dr. Duke
2. Biomedical chromatography : BMC

Antipyretic

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Hepatoprotective

1. Dr. Duke
2. Fitoterapia

5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor

1. Dr. Duke

Preparations