Lonicera setifera Franch.

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This species, belonging to the same group as L. hispida, was introduced by Kingdon Ward from the Assam Himalaya in 1924 (KW 5688), and is also in cultivation in H. G. Hillier’s collection at Jermyns House, Romsey, from seeds collected by Rock in China under field number 13520. Stems bristly. Leaves usually coarsely toothed, oblong-lanceolate, 1{3/4} to 3 in. long, downy on both sides. Flowers borne before the leaves. Corolla regular, straw-coloured or pinkish, bristly inside and out. Ovary glandular and bristly.

From the Supplement (Vol. V)

L. setifera – This species also occurs in Yunnan, whence it has been reintroduced by the Sino-British Expedition to Yunnan (SBEC 656).