| Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
| Genus species | Daphne pontica L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 357 (1753) |
| Native Range | se. Bulgaria to n. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and woods |
| Altitude | 900-2200m |
| Description | leaves 4-10cm, obovate, dark shiny green, crowded on apex of branchlets, flowers fragrant, 12-22mm long, axillary, usually in pairs |
| Size | 50-100cm |
| Color | greenish yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | cold, semi-shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Daphne libanotica Rech.f. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, TUE Turkey-in-Europe) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |