About Lonicera ciliosa (Pursh) Poir.
Lonicera ciliosa (Pursh) Poir. is a deciduous shrub that grows up to 6 metres (20 feet) tall, and has hollow twigs. Its leaves are arranged oppositely, are oval in shape, and measure 4–10 centimetres (1+1⁄2–4 inches) long. The final pair of leaves on each twig merges together to form a disk. Its flowers are orange-yellow, 2–4 centimetres (3⁄4–1+1⁄2 inches) long, five-lobed, and trumpet-shaped; flowers grow in whorls above the disk-shaped leaf formation at the tips of shoots. Its fruit is a translucent orange-red berry with a diameter of less than 1 centimetre (3⁄8 inch). This species, commonly called orange honeysuckle, was used medicinally as cold medicine, a contraceptive, a sedative, and a tuberculosis remedy.
