Daphne longilobata is a shrub, of the family Thymelaeaceae. It is native to China, specifically southwestern Sichuan, eastern Xizang, and northwestern Yunnan.[2]

Daphne longilobata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Daphne
Species:
D. longilobata
Binomial name
Daphne longilobata
(Lecomte) Turrill[1]

Description

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The shrub is evergreen, and grows to 1.5 meters tall. Its slender branches are pale green. It is often found in forests, shrubby slopes, and among rocks at around 1600–3500 meters in altitude.[2]

Subspecies

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Two subspecies are recognized:[1]

  • Daphne longilobata subsp. lobata
  • Daphne longilobata subsp. purpurascens (S.C.Huang) Halda, syn. Daphne purpurascens

The Flora of China accepts D. purpurascens as a separate species, distinguishing it by a shorter purplish-red calyx rather than a longer pale green, cream or white calyx.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Daphne longilobata". The Plant List. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  2. ^ a b "Daphne longilobata". eFloras. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. ^ 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 2017-11-26. See also articles on species.{{citation}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)