Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Daphne aurantiaca Diels |
Synonyms | Daphne calcicola W.W.Sm. |
Wikstroemia aurantiaca (Diels) Domke | |
Wikstroemia calcicola (W.W.Sm.) Domke | |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 2600-3500m |
Description | leaves crowded at apex of branchlets, minute, glabrous, obovate, abaxially pale, acute, margins revolute, flowers fragrant, 2-4, terminal, sessile, tube 1cm, lobes obtuse |
Size | 50-120cm |
Color | orange yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | THYMELAEACEAE
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