Daphne odora




Family Thymelaeaceae
Scientific name Daphne odora Thunberg
Synonyms Daphne chinensis Sprengel; Daphne hybrida Lindley; Daphne indica hort.; Daphne japonica Thunberg, non Siebold & Zuccarini; Daphne kiusiana Miquel var. odora (Thunberg) Makino; Daphne mazelii Carrière; Daphne odora Thunberg forma alba (Hemsley) H. Hara; Daphne odora Thunberg forma marginata Makino; Daphne odora Thunberg forma rosacea (Makino) H. Hara; Daphne odora Thunberg var. alba Hemsley; Daphne odora Thunberg var. leucantha Makino; Daphne odora Thunberg var. marginata Miquel; Daphne odora Thunberg var. mazelii (Carrière) Hemsley; Daphne odora Thunberg var. rosacea Makino; Daphne odora Thunberg var. variegata Bean; Daphne sinensis Lamarck; Daphne speciosissima Carrière; Daphne triflora Loureiro
Common name (Japanese common name) jinchoge [jinko scented choji flower (jinko = Aquilaria malaccensis, choji = Syzygium aromaticum)]
(English common name) winter daphne
Distribution (Japan) garden plants
(Other nations) [native] Chine, Taiwan
Chromosomal number 2n=28
Description Plants 1-1.5m tall. Leaves 5-10cm long. Flowers inside white and outside purple, flowering in March to April. Evergreen. Shrub.
Reference Daphne odora Thunb.
Daphne odora Thunberg
Electrically heatable sheet prepared by paper (US Patent 4960979/1990)
Process for preparing confidential postcard (US Patent 5074962/1991)
Thiol activation of cytotoxic and auxin-herbicidal agents and root formation stimulation (US Patent 5643853/1997)
Thiol stimulation of root formation (US Patent 5883048/1999)
Anti-deterioration agent for food flavors, method for preventing deterioration of food flavors, and foods containing anti-deterioration agent for food flavors (US Patent 6475544/2002)
Cosmetic composition and production thereof (US Patent 20060018867)



February 2007
at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
February 2007
at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
February 2007
at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden



February 2007
at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden