| Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
| Genus species | Daphne tangutica Maxim. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 27: 531 (1881) |
| Native Range | w. & c. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 1000-3800m |
| Description | leaves ovate, thick, coriaceous, emarginate, dark shiny green, abaxially paler, flowers in terminal heads, inside bright white, rose punctate, fragrant |
| Size | 50-200cm |
| Color | dark purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Daphne argyi H.Lév. Daphne bodinieri H.Lév. Daphne laciniata var. duclouxii Lecomte Daphne szetschuanica H.J.P.Winkl. Daphne vaillantii Danguy |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |