Tolmachev’s honeysuckle (Lonicera tolmatchevii Pojark., Caprifoliaceae) in Saint Petersburg

Tolmachev’s honeysuckle (Lonicera tolmatchevii Pojark.) is a regressive relict endemic of Russian Far East flora (Sakhalin Island). It has been cultivated in Saint-Petersburg at the Peter the Great Botanical Garden since 1990. The introduction experience has shown that this species is winter hardy a...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:HORTUS BOTANICUS
Main Authors: Firsov Gennady, Volchanskaya Alexandra, Tkachenko Kirill
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Russian
Published: Petrozavodsk State University 2017
Subjects:
Lonicera tolmatchevii
Caprifoliaceae
качество семян
интродукция
ботанический сад
Санкт-Петербург
Botany
QK1-989
Sakhalin
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15393/j4.art.2017.4663
https://doaj.org/article/f2246809b4db45549dba0dde3c19fd3b
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Summary:Tolmachev’s honeysuckle (Lonicera tolmatchevii Pojark.) is a regressive relict endemic of Russian Far East flora (Sakhalin Island). It has been cultivated in Saint-Petersburg at the Peter the Great Botanical Garden since 1990. The introduction experience has shown that this species is winter hardy and decorative during flowering and fruiting. In Saint Petersburg Tolmachev’s honeysuckle manage to produce well developed seeds. The seeds of summer ripening do not have a rest period and sprout within 10-15 days. This species may be recommended for mass reproduction by both reproductive and vegetative diaspores and for wider involvement in arboriculture.

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