| Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
| Genus species | Daphne genkwa Siebold & Zucc. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Jap. 1: 137 (1840) |
| Native Range | c. & s. China, Temp. East Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 300-1000m |
| Description | leaves opposite, ovate to elliptic-oblong, 3-4cm, apex acute, base broadly cuneate, inflorescence fasciculate, 3-6-flowered, axillary, flowers 6-10mm long |
| Size | 30-90cm |
| Color | purple, purplish blue |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Daphne fortunei Lindl. Daphne genkwa var. fortunei (Lindl.) Franch. Wikstroemia genkwa (Siebold & Zucc.) Domke |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHS China Southeast) 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea, TAI Taiwan) |
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