Daphne rodriguezii

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Daphne rodriguezii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Daphne
Species:
D. rodriguezii
Binomial name
Daphne rodriguezii
Texidor [2] [3] [4]

Daphne rodriguezii is a shrub, of the family Thymelaeaceae. It is endemic to Menorca, one of the Balearic Islands that belongs to Spain. [1]

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Description

The shrub grows to about half a metre in height. [2] It is evergreen. [1] It grows small white flowers, and orange fruits. It grows at altitudes between 5 and 80 metres. [2]

Conservation

In the European Union it has been designated as a 'priority species' under Annex II of the Habitats Directive since 1992, which means areas in which it occurs can be declared Special Areas of Conservation, if these areas belong to one of the number of habitats listed in Annex I of the directive. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Fraga i Arquimbau, P. (2017). "Daphne rodriguezii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T161922A103535606. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T161922A103535606.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Daphne rodriguezii". Seidelbast. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. "Daphne rodriguezii". International Plant Names Index . The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. "Daphne rodriguezii Texidor". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. "Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora". Eur-Lex. Retrieved 22 September 2020.