''Daphne aurantiaca'' (
syn.
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''Daphne calcicola'') is a shrub of the family
Thymelaeaceae. It is native to
China
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, specifically
Sichuan and
Yunnan.
Description
The shrub is evergreen, and grows from 0.6 to 1.2 meters tall. Its different variants grow either erect or more prostrate, accounting for the variance in height.
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in 1906, from collections in the Lijiang Range in NW Yunnan. He described it as "One of the most beautiful plants in western Yunnan".
Varieties
There are two varieties:
* ''Daphne aurantiaca'' var. ''aurantiaca'' is taller and grows erect
* ''Daphne aurantiaca'' var. ''calcicola'' grows more prostrate and irregularly:
References
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