Lonicera caerulea subsp. edulis var. venulosa ("Marubayonomi")

Japanese name: マルバヨノミ
Scientific name: Lonicera caerulea subsp. edulis var. venulosa

[Overview]
A deciduous shrub about 1 m tall, growing in wet places in high mountains.
The leaves, bracts and corolla are hairless, though occasionally long hairs grow sparsely on the underside of the leaves or on the corolla.
The branches are solid with white pith.
Leaves are simple and opposite, oblong to narrowly obovate, 2–8 cm long and 1–3 cm wide, with entire margins.
Flowers are borne in pairs facing downward in the leaf axils at the branch tips, with 2 fused bractlets at the base.
The flowers are funnel-shaped, 1–1.5 cm long, 5-lobed at the tip, and yellowish white.
The fruit is elliptic, about 1.5 cm long, ripens bluish black with a whitish bloom, and is sweet and edible.

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