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 |