Lonicera fragrantissima 郁香忍冬

Lonicera fragrantissima 郁香忍冬
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年三十在Wisley看到的郁香忍冬。忍冬，又称金银花，原产中国，花和叶入中药，英文俗称honeysuckle。全世界有一百八十多种种类，中国有超过一百种。郁香忍冬，冬天开花，花香浓郁，英文俗称winter honeysuckle, breath of spring。
在北美，一些种类的忍冬由于生长快速难以控制，被划为有入侵性的植物。在英国似乎没有这样的问题。

Lonicera fragrantissima, 郁香忍冬 or winter honeysuckle, belongs to the honey suckle family (Caprifoliaceae). This picture was taken in RHSwisley last week. It was in flower and giving wonderful scent. The honeysuckles 忍冬 originated in China and there are more than 180 species worldwide and more than 100 in China. The leaves, stems and later on flowers of the plant have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than one thousand years and are still been used now. Some species of the honeysuckles have been a problem as invasive weeds in some parts of northen America but similar problem have not been reported in the UK.

复习一下小时候学过的分类学：
A revision of plant classification learned in school:

Classification of Lonicera fragrantissima
郁香忍冬的分类

界 Kingdon : Plants 植物界
亚界 Subkingdon: Vascular plants 维管植物亚界
上门 Superdivision: Seed plants 种子植物上门
门 Division: Flowering plants开花植物门
纲 Class : Dicotyledons 双子叶植物纲
目 Order: Asteridae 菊目
科 Family: Dipsacales 川续断科
属 Genus : Honeysuckle (Caprifoliaceae) 金银花属
种 Species : Lonicera fragrantissima 郁香忍冬

参考 Reference：
USDA Plant Profile
植物学
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