Family: Caprifoloaceae Genus: Lonicera Common name: Honeysuckle, lligabosc, xuclamel, mataserva (Benirrama), angelera (Alcalà de la Jovada), Piponera (Castell de Castells), pipera (Castell de Castells, Benimaurell) because the stems were used to make smoking pipes. Uses and properties: Medicinal. Flowering time: April to July. Life forms: Phanerophyte (Faneròfit). Habitats: Holm, kermes and cork oak woods. Ullastrar and other sclerophyllous scrub, juniper groves. Heather swamps, siliceous shoots. Pine and chaparral woods with rosemary and thyme. Woodlands, chaparral and bardises. Features: A liana that lives on other plants or on walls; very characteristic of this plant are its opposite leaves, especially those of the inflorescences, which are very wide and welded at the base, forming a kind of cup that contains the flowers. The flowers have a long tube ending in two unequal lips and are yellowish-white in colour. Information taken from the website http://herbarivirtual.uib.es/ and from Pellicer, Joan (2000). Costumari Botànic. Edicions del Bullent. |