Accession Data

Daphne bholua

Common Name: Lokta

Family: Thymelaeaceae

Country of Origin: Nepal to Sichuan

Description: Evergreen plant of 2m height with smooth gray bark. Leaves are green and alternate. The flowers are white and have pleasant smell.

Uses: Plants are used to make handmade papers & string. Also bark and roots are used in traditional medicine in Nepal to treat fevers.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 7-9

Accession #: 200000069

Accession Date: 2000-10-02 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2304

Quantity: 1

Source: Lisa Palmer (Dartmouth) ex Huntington BG

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: eurosid II

Order: Malvales

Family: Thymelaeaceae

Flowering Data:

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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, September 07, 2017.
  2. Daphne bholua at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Thursday, September 07, 2017.

Images

Daphne bholua