Leycesteria

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Leycesteria

Leycesteria formosa

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Caprifoliaceae
Genus:	Leycesteria Wall.

Species

Leycesteria crocothyrsos
Leycesteria formosa
Leycesteria glaucophylla
Leycesteria gracilis
Leycesteria sinensis
Leycesteria stipulata
Leycesteria thibetica

Leycesteria is a genus of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae, native to temperate Asia in the Himalaya and southwestern China.

It contains six or seven species of shrubs with short-lived stems with soft wood, growing to 1-2.5 m tall. One species, Leycesteria formosa (Himalayan Honeysuckle or Flowering Nutmeg), is a popular garden shrub in Britain.