| Family | Thymelaeaceae |
| Scientific name | Daphne pseudo-mezereum A. Gray |
| Synonyms | Daphne japonica Siebold & Zuccarini, non Thunberg |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) oni-shibari |
| (English common name) spring daphne | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Fukushima Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Plants 1m tall. Leaves 5-10cm long. Flowers green, flowering in March to April. Deciduous (in summer). Shrub. |
| Note | Flower color of Daphne pseudo-mezereum A. Gray subsp. jezoensis (Maximovicz) Hamaya is yellow. |
| February 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
February 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
February 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| February 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |