Daphne xichouensis

Daphne xichouensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Daphne
Species: D. xichouensis
Binomial name
Daphne xichouensis
H. F. Zhou[1]

Daphne xichouensis is a shrub, of the family Thymelaeaceae. It is native to China, specifically Southeastern Yunnan.[2]

Description

The shrub is evergreen, and grows to 1.0 meters tall. Its branches are gray-brown or purple-brown and cylindrical in shape. It is often found in wet hillside forests. It flowers from January to February and bears fruit in April.[2]

References

  1. "Daphne xichouensis". Tropicos. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Daphne xichouensis". Flora of Pan-Himalayas. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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