We value your privacy

We use cookies and other technologies to enhance your experience, analyse site usage, help with reporting, and assist in other ways to improve the website. You can choose to allow cookies and other technologies or decline. Your choice will not affect site functionality.

Click for help
Download Copy a link to this page Cite this record

Daphne L.

Scientific name record
Names_Plants record source
Is NZ relevant
This is the current name
This record has descriptions
This is foreign

Click to collapse Details Info

Daphne L., Sp. Pl. 356-358 (1753)
Daphne L.
Names_Fungi record source Daphne

Click to collapse Biostatus Info

Exotic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region

Click to collapse Nomenclature Info

L.
L.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
1753
356-358
ICN
Daphne L.
genus
Daphne

Click to collapse Classification Info

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Malvales
Thymelaeaceae
Daphne

Click to collapse Vernacular names Info

Click to collapse Descriptions Info

Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Daphne L.

Prostrate to medium-sized, deciduous or evergreen shrubs with very tough fibrous bark. Lvs usually alternate, rarely opposite, entire, often clustered at branch ends; petiole short. Fls usually in small heads or clusters, sometimes subtended by an involucre, ☿, usually fragrant. Calyx petaloid, 4-lobed; tube often swollen at base. Petals 0. Stamens 8, in 2 rows, included or slightly exserted, inserted on calyx tube. Style short or almost 0; stigma capitate. Ovary 1-locular. Fr. a drupe, usually fleshy, rarely coriaceous.

Click to collapse Taxonomic concepts Info

Daphne L.
Daphne L.
Connor, H.E. (1977)
Daphne L.
Thymelaeaceae
Daphne L.
Daphne L.
Connor, H.E.; Fountain, J. (2009)
Daphne L.
Thymelaeaceae
Daphne L.
Daphne
Mabberley, D.J. (2008)
Daphne L.
Thymelaeaceae
Daphne L.
Daphne L.
Stewart, J. (1971)
Daphne L.
Daphne L.
Daphne L.
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)

Click to collapse Metadata Info

ee1a055e-e7c3-4dd5-9b1b-9a774f803ba0
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
30 October 2023
Click to go back to the top of the page
Top