Daphne feddei

[unnamed] species

ThymelaeaceaeDaphne

Daphne feddei is a shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae and is native to China (the provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan), in forests and shrubby slopes at around 1800–2600 meters in altitude. The shrub is evergreen, and grows from 0.6 to 2.0 meters tall.

  • Leaves are alternate, obovate-lanceolate or obovate, 4.5–12 long and 1.4–3.5 cm across, leaf blade dark lustrous green adaxially, yellowish abaxially, , 11–16 pairs of veins, petiole 1–3 mm long.
  • It bears white flowers in February to April.
  • Fruit is a orange-red, globose or ovoid drupe, 4.5–8 mm, ripening in May-June.

Contributors

  • Philippe de Spoelberch