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Daphne L.

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Daphne L., Sp. Pl. 356-358 (1753)
Daphne L.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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L.
L.
1753
356-358
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Daphne L.
genus
Daphne

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Daphne

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Daphne L.

Prostrate to medium-sized, deciduous or evergreen shrubs with very tough fibrous bark. Lvs usually alternate, rarely opposite, entire, often clustered at branch ends; petiole short. Fls usually in small heads or clusters, sometimes subtended by an involucre, ☿, usually fragrant. Calyx petaloid, 4-lobed; tube often swollen at base. Petals 0. Stamens 8, in 2 rows, included or slightly exserted, inserted on calyx tube. Style short or almost 0; stigma capitate. Ovary 1-locular. Fr. a drupe, usually fleshy, rarely coriaceous.

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1 January 2000
27 February 2014
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