Daphne tangutica

Daphne tangutica
D. tangutica flowers (Cambridge University Botanic Garden)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Thymelaeaceae
Genus:	Daphne L.
Species:	D. tangutica Pritz.

Daphne tangutica syn. D. retusa is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae, native to Tibet, China, and possibly Taiwan. It is an evergreen shrub growing to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall and wide, with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant white and pink flowers in spring. The flowers are often followed by red berries.^[1]

The Latin specific epithet tangutica derives from an historical tribe of what is now north western China, but has been a synonym for Tibet, part of the plant's native range.^[2]

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[3]

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