Daphne sericea, Vahl
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9. D. sericea Vahl View in CoL , Symb. Bot. 1: 28 (1790)
(incl. D. collina Sm. , D. vahlii Keissler ).
Evergreen shrub up to 70 cm, with erect or decumbent branches; young shoots hairy. Leaves 20-50 x 6-12 mm, oblong-obovate, covered with appressed hairs beneath, glabrous above except for a few hairs on the midrib. Flowers pink, very fragrant, in terminal heads of 5-15, subtended by short, ovate, sericeous bracts about half as long as the hypanthium; some axillary flower-clusters sometimes present as well. Hypanthium 6-8 mm, covered with whitish hairs; sepals 4-6 mm, obtuse. Drupe reddish-brown. E. & C. Mediterranean region, westwards to c. 10° 30' E. in Italy. Cr G r It Si.
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Daphne sericea
| Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1981 |
D. sericea
| Vahl 1790: 28 |