Daphne pseudo-mezereum




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