Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Malvales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Thymelaeaceae
Genus
Daphne L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Daphne laureola L., Sp. Pl. 357 (1753)
Vernacular Name(s):
spurge laurel
 Description

Evergreen glabrous shrub to c. 1 m high. Branches suberect. Lvs subsessile, 5–12 × 1.5–3.5 cm, oblanceolate or narrow-obovate, dark shining green above; base attenuate; apex subacute or acute. Fls fragrant, in very short, axillary, bracteate racemes. Bracts pale green, mostly < calyx. Calyx 7–10 mm long, green; lobes c. ⅓ length of tube, ovate. Stamens inserted near apex of tube; filaments much < anthers. Style c. 0.5 mm long. Fr. ovoid, black or nearly so.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
 Phenology

Flowering: May–Aug.

 Bibliography
Biosecurity New Zealand 2012: Regional Pest Management Strategies Database. http://www.biosecurityperformance.maf.govt.nz/
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.