Daphne esquirolii
| Daphne esquirolii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Genus: | Daphne |
| Species: | D. esquirolii
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| Binomial name | |
| Daphne esquirolii H.Lév.[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Daphne esquirolii is a shrub, of the family Thymelaeaceae. It is deciduous, and is found in Sichuan and Yunnan.
Description
The shrub grows to a height of 0.5 to 1.5 m. Its flowers are small, and grow in groups. It does not produce visible fruit. It is generally found at altitudes from 700 to 2,000 m, but sometimes as high as 3,400 m.[2]
Taxonomy
In 1997, Josef Halda included Daphne pedunculata in D. esquirolii as subsp. pedunculata.[3] As of October 2025, this was not accepted by Plants of the World Online or the Flora of China.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b "Daphne esquirolii H.Lév". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "Daphne esquirolii". Flora of China. eFlora. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Halda, Josef J. (1997). "Some nomenclatoric changes and new descriptions in the genus Daphne L" (PDF). Acta Musei Richnoviensis Sect. Nat. 4 (2): 67–70. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Daphne pedunculata H.F.Zhou ex C.Y.Chang". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ Wang, Yinzheng; Gilbert, Michael G.; Mathew, Brian F.; Brickell, Christopher. "Daphne pedunculata". Flora of China. Retrieved 19 November 2017.