Daphne mucronata Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 322 1836. (Syn: Daphne acuminata Boiss. & Hohen. ex Stocks (ambiguous synonym); Daphne angustifolia (Rafin.) C. Koch; Daphne angustifolia var. afghanica (Meissn.) Keissl.; Nemoctis angustifolia Rafin.); . Turkey (E-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia), Iran (EC-Iran, N-Iran, Iranian Aserbaijan, S-Iran, W-Iran), Iraq (NE-Iraq, NW-Iraq), Oman (Mascat & Oman), Saudi Arabia (Asir), Afghanistan (Kabul, Kunar / Nuristan, Laghman, Logar, Paktia / Khost, Parwan), Pakistan (Baluchistan, Waziristan, Kurram, Chitral, Hazara, Swat, N.W.Frontier Prov., Malakand), Pakistani Kashmir (Astor, Baltistan, Gilgit), Jammu & Kashmir (Poonch, Kashmir), Azerbaijan (Nachichevan) as per Catalogue of Life; . A shrub of dry open slopes, 1-2 mm tall, young branches tomentose; leaves alternate, thick, elliptic oblong to lanceolate, up to 6 cm long, apex mucronate; flowers creamish white in few flowered clusters, subsessile; calyx tubular, lobes 4, 3.5-4.5 mm long, creamish white, spreading; petals absent; stamens 8, in two whorls; ovary ovoid, pubescent; stigma capitate; fruit a globose berry, 8-10 mm in diam, pubescent, orange when ripe. . Common name: Kashmir Daphne .
Flora from Srinagar 17072013 CS2 : Attachments (2). 7 posts by 3 authors. It is Daphne mucronata Yes Daphne mucronata Thank you for the ID. Sad I missed the flowers
Daphne mucronata Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mount. 232. t.81.f.2. 1836. Syn: D. oleoides auct. (non Schreb.) A shrub of dry open slopes, 1-2 mm tall, young branches tomentose; leaves alternate, thick, elliptic oblong to lanceolate, up to 6 cm long, apex mucronate; flowers creamish white in few flowered clusters, subsessile; calyx tubular, lobes 4, 3.5-4.5 mm long, creamish white, spreading; petals absent; stamens 8, in two whorls; ovary ovoid, pubescent; stigma capitate; fruit a globose berry, 8-10 mm in diam, pubescent, orange when ripe. Photographed from hills around Srinagar, Kashmir. look at the flowers, so pretty no wonder they are popular houseplants, though not exactly this variety… but many daphnes … was this plant fragrant, …? . You were recently reviewing Daphne Species. Adding Daphne mucronata from Jebel Akhdar situated in the Al Hajar Mountain range in Oman.
Daphne mucronata: 1 high res. image. (Kashmir daphne) Found this plant at upper parts of Ganderbal j&K. Habit: Shrub. .
Possibility Daphne oleoides This is the same you have posted at Daphne mucronata What we have in your area is Daphne mucronata Royle (syn: Daphne oleoides auct. non Schreber: Boiss.) as per Flora of Pakistan.
D. oleoides at POWO It is mentioned in the book by BSI ‘Plants of Indian Himalayan Region’ and also in GBIF. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344016433 MAZARYUN_DAPHNE_OLEOIDES_SCHREB AN_IMPORTANT_UNANI_DRUG_A_REVIEW But BSI has removed this species from their online version of Indian Flora. In that case it is better ask BSI person dealing with this sp. ?? I think our images at Daphne mucronata, by and large, match with those in POWO. Pl. see POWO specimen and GBIF images and specimens. Yes D. mucronata Thank you very much respected Singh Sir. Based on literature from H.P., I had kept it as D. oleoides in my collection. Now, everything is clear, Sir. There might be a long list of such plants including Phyllanthus niruri, Taxus wallichiana from NW Himalaya, etc. . References: Catalogue of Life The Plant List Flora of Pakistan Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal |
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