spurge-olive
Daphne oleoides Schreb.
Daphne oleoides is a shrub in the Thymelaeaceae family, native to southern Europe, northern Africa, and Western Asia. It is commonly known as spurge-olive.
Description
Daphne oleoides, known as spurge-olive, is a member of the Thymelaeaceae family. It is native to regions including Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, Corsica, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Crete, Lebanon-Syria, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. This shrub was first described in 1766 by Schreb.
Other common names
spurge-olive
Distribution
Albania · Algeria · Bulgaria · Corse · Cyprus · Greece · Italy · Kriti · Lebanon-Syria · Sardegna · Sicilia · Spain · Turkey · Yugoslavia
Synonyms
Nemoctis buxifoliaNemoctis angustifoliaDaphne buxifoliaDaphne caucasicaDaphne euboicaDaphne glandulosaDaphne gnidioidesDaphne hispanicaDaphne jasmineaDaphne lucidaDaphne oleoides var. brachylobaDaphne oleoides var. buxifoliaDaphne oleoides var. glandulosaDaphne oleoides var. jasmineaDaphne sericeaDaphne oleoides f. puberulaDaphne oleoides subsp. hispanicaDaphne oleoides var. atlanticaDaphne oleoides var. puberulaDaphne oleoides var. oleoidesDaphne oleoides subsp. oleoidesDaphne oleoides subsp. atlanticaDaphne hispanica var. granatensisDaphne oleoides var. granatensisDaphne buxifoliaDaphne oleoides prol. glandulosaDaphne oleoides var. hispanica
