Lonicera orientalis Lamarck var. kansuensis Batalin ex Rehder, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 14: 119. 1903.

For description see under species complex. Distinguishing characters for this species are as follows: Leaves abaxially adpressed puberulent, more densely hairy on both sides of midvein. Corolla white, becoming yellow. Fl. Jun, fr. Sep.

● Sparse forests; 1800-2400 m. S Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, N Sichuan.