Daphne tangutica

Daphne tangutica, syn. Daphne retusa, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae, native to Tibet, China, and possibly Taiwan. It is an evergreen shrub growing to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall and wide, with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant white and pink flowers in spring. The flowers are often followed by red berries.^[2] It grows in forests.^[3]

Daphne tangutica
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Thymelaeaceae
Genus:	Daphne
Species:	D. tangutica
Binomial name
Daphne tangutica Maxim.[1]
Synonyms[1]
Synonyms list Daphne argyi H.Lév. Daphne bodinieri H.Lév., nom. illeg. Daphne laciniata var. duclouxii Lecomte Daphne retusa Hemsl. Daphne szetschuanica H.J.P.Winkl. Daphne tangutica var. tangutica Daphne tangutica var. wilsonii (Rehder) H.F.Zhou Daphne vaillantii Danguy Daphne wilsonii Rehder

The Latin specific epithet tangutica refers to an historical tribe in what is now north western China, but has become a synonym for Tibet, part of the plant's native range.^[4]

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit,^[5] as has D. tangutica Retusa Group.^[6][7]