Daphnes
Daphne
Daphne (/ˈdæfniː/; Greek: Δάφνη, meaning "laurel") is a genus of between 50 and 95 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs in the family Thymelaeaceae, native to Asia, Europe and north Africa. They are noted for their scented flowers and poisonous berries.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Mezereon
speciesDaphne mezereum
Spurge-laurel
speciesDaphne laureola
Flax-leaved Daphne
speciesDaphne gnidium
Rose Daphne
speciesDaphne cneorum
Winter daphne
speciesDaphne odora
Striated Mezereon
speciesDaphne striata
Daphne glomerata
speciesDaphne glomerata
Daphne oleoides
speciesDaphne oleoides
Daphne alpina
speciesDaphne alpina
Lokta
speciesDaphne bholua
lilac daphne
speciesDaphne genkwa
Daphne arisanensis
speciesDaphne arisanensis
Daphne kiusiana
speciesDaphne kiusiana
Daphne pontica
speciesDaphne pontica
Daphne sericea
speciesDaphne sericea
Papery Daphne
speciesDaphne papyracea
Daphne gnidioides
speciesDaphne gnidioides
Daphne blagayana
speciesDaphne blagayana
Daphne kamtschatica
speciesDaphne kamtschatica
Daphne championii
speciesDaphne championii
Daphne jezoensis
speciesDaphne jezoensis
Daphne × burkwoodii
hybridDaphne × burkwoodii
Daphne pseudomezereum
speciesDaphne pseudomezereum
Daphne tangutica
speciesDaphne tangutica
Kashmir Daphne
speciesDaphne mucronata
Daphne petraea
speciesDaphne petraea
Daphne aurantiaca
speciesDaphne aurantiaca
Daphne pseudosericea
speciesDaphne pseudosericea
Daphne sophia
speciesDaphne sophia
Daphne arbuscula
speciesDaphne arbuscula
Daphne retusa
speciesDaphne retusa
Daphne linearifolia
speciesDaphne linearifolia
Daphne transcaucasica
speciesDaphne transcaucasica
Daphne koreana
speciesDaphne koreana
Altai mezereon
speciesDaphne altaica
Daphne longilobata
speciesDaphne longilobata
Jejudo Daphne
speciesDaphne jejudoensis
Daphne giraldii
speciesDaphne giraldii
Daphne taurica
speciesDaphne taurica
Daphne miyabeana
speciesDaphne miyabeana
Daphne sureil
speciesDaphne sureil
Daphne reichsteinii
speciesDaphne reichsteinii
Daphne rodriguezii
speciesDaphne rodriguezii
Daphne acutiloba
speciesDaphne acutiloba
Daphne caucasica
speciesDaphne caucasica
Daphne domini
speciesDaphne domini
Daphne jasminea
speciesDaphne jasminea
Daphne stapfii
speciesDaphne stapfii
Daphne grueningiana
speciesDaphne grueningiana
Daphne gemmata
speciesDaphne gemmata
Daphne pedunculata
speciesDaphne pedunculata
Daphne kosaninii
speciesDaphne kosaninii
Daphne axilliflora
speciesDaphne axilliflora
Daphne baksanica
speciesDaphne baksanica
Daphne rosmarinifolia
speciesDaphne rosmarinifolia
Daphne feddei
speciesDaphne feddei
Daphne velenovskyi
speciesDaphne velenovskyi
Daphne modesta
speciesDaphne modesta
Daphne kurdica
speciesDaphne kurdica
Daphne wolongensis
speciesDaphne wolongensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Junghans, Philipp Caspar: Philippi Caspari Ivnghans, Medicinae Doctoris, Medicinae Et Botanices Professor. Pvblic. Ordinar., Horti Regii Botanici Directoris Et Societatis Halensis Nat. Cvrios. Membri, Icones Plantarvm Officinalivm Ad Vitam Impressae. Centvria I.
Junghans, Philipp Caspar · 1792 · p.7
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.779
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1390
Discourses on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Dioscorides; Pietro Andrea Mattioli (comm.) · 1568 · p.234
Discourses on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Dioscorides; Pietro Andrea Mattioli (comm.) · 1568 · p.1460
Bencao Gangmu, Volume Upper-Middle
李時珍 · 1596 · p.104
Compendium of Materia Medica
李時珍 · 1596 · p.109
Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Trees
王圻, 王思義 · 1609 · p.62
Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 106)
王圻, 王思義 · 1609 · p.34
The Flowering Garden: Winter
Crispijn van de Passe · 1614 · p.9
The Dutch Herbarium or Herbal
Petrus Nylandt · 1670 · p.66
Selected Illustrations of Plants Collected in Japan
Engelbert Kaempfer · 1712 · p.47
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Daphne in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 61316.