Daphne wangiana
| Daphne wangiana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Genus: | Daphne |
| Species: | D. wangiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Daphne wangiana (Hamaya) Halda[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Daphne wangiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae, endemic to the southeast of Tibet.[2]
Description
Daphne wangiana is a short shrub growing to about 30 cm tall. Its leaves are alternate. The leaf blade is more-or-less linear, about 1.5 to 2.5 mm wide. The flowers are borne in terminal inflorescences.[3] Like all Daphne species, the flowers are without petals.[4] The calyx is green, forming a tube 3 to 6 mm long by about 1.5 mm wide, with four unequal lobes about 2 to 3 mm long. The eight stamens are arranged in two whorls. The fruit is a yellowish green drupe, ovoid in shape and about 5 mm long.[3]
Taxonomy
Daphne wangiana was first described in 1963 as Daphne holosericea var. wangiana.[2] However, the flower of D. wangiana consists of a four-lobed calyx,[3] unlike that of D. holosericea which has five lobes.[5] Along with other differences, this supports the raising of the taxon to a full species by Josef Halda in 2000.[3]
References
- ^ "Daphne wangiana (Hamaya) Halda", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2025-10-22
- ^ a b c "Daphne wangiana (Hamaya) Halda", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2025-10-22
- ^ a b c d Wang, Yinzheng; Gilbert, Michael G.; Mathew, Brian F. & Brickell, Christopher (1994), "Daphne wangiana", in Wu, Zhengyi; Raven, Peter H. & Hong, Deyuan (eds.), Flora of China, Beijing; St. Louis: Science Press; Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2025-10-21
- ^ Wang, Yinzheng; Gilbert, Michael G.; Mathew, Brian F. & Brickell, Christopher (1994), "Daphne", in Wu, Zhengyi; Raven, Peter H. & Hong, Deyuan (eds.), Flora of China, Beijing; St. Louis: Science Press; Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2025-10-21
- ^ Wang, Yinzheng; Gilbert, Michael G.; Mathew, Brian F. & Brickell, Christopher (1994), "Daphne holosericea", in Wu, Zhengyi; Raven, Peter H. & Hong, Deyuan (eds.), Flora of China, Beijing; St. Louis: Science Press; Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2025-10-21