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FamilyTHYMELAEACEAE
Genus speciesDaphne oleoides Schreb. 
BibliographyIcon. Descr. Pl.: 13 (1766)
Native RangeMedit.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatthickets and steppes
Altitude200-1200m
Descriptionleaves lanceolate, to base tapered, apiculate, glabrous, abaxially sericeous, flowers in terminal heads, tetramerous, drupe orange-red
Size30-50cm
Colorpink, white
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
cuttings in late summer; layering in spring
SynonymsDaphne buxifolia Sm.
Daphne caucasica M.Bieb.
Daphne euboica Rech.f.
Daphne glandulosa Bertol.
Daphne gnidioides Szov. ex Meisn.
Daphne hispanica Pau
Daphne hispanica var. granatensis Pau
Daphne jasminea Griseb.
Daphne lucida Loisel.
Daphne oleoides var. atlantica Maire
Daphne oleoides ssp. atlantica (Maire) Rivas Mart. & al.
Daphne oleoides var. brachyloba Meisn.
Daphne oleoides var. buxifolia (Vahl) Keissl.
Daphne oleoides var. glandulosa (Bertol.) Keissl.
Daphne oleoides var. granatensis (Pau) Font Quer
Daphne oleoides ssp. hispanica (Pau) Rivas Mart.
Daphne oleoides var. hispanica (Pau) Cuatrec.
Daphne oleoides var. jasminea Lázaro Ibiza
Daphne oleoides f. puberula (Jaub. & Spach) Keissl.
Daphne oleoides var. puberula Jaub. & Spach
Daphne sericea Noë ex Meisn.
Nemoctis angustifolia Raf.
Nemoctis buxifolia Raf.
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia)
2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria)
3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus
     34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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