Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Lonicera × americana C. Koch

hall's Japanese honeysuckle

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Dipsacales

Family
Caprifoliaceae

Genus
Lonicera

Species
× americana

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Lonicera biflora

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1985

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • Wiggins, I.L. Porter, D.M. (1971) Flora of the Galapagos Islands Standford University Press, Stanford.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Lonicera × americana", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=256. Accessed 1 November 2026.