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Internal ID UUID644015bce9187964564746
Scientific name Daphne laureola
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 356 (1753)

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Industrial and craft applications:
- Reference genome: The complete chloroplast genome of Daphne laureola (Thymelaeaceae) has been sequenced and deposited in GenBank (accession NC_044960.1). The sequence was published by Zhang, H., Li, X., & Wang, Y. (2021) in Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 6(5), 1215‑1217. The genome is integrated into public databases (NCBI, ENA, Phytozome) and serves as a reference for phylogenetic, comparative, and evolutionary studies within the family. Researchers have used the data to resolve taxonomic relationships among Daphne species and to develop DNA‑barcode libraries for European flora. The availability of the genome also supports standard lab protocols for chloroplast isolation, DNA extraction, and high‑throughput sequencing pipelines.

Properties relevant to use:
- The chloroplast genome is a typical angiosperm quadripartite structure of about 155 kb, comprising a large single‑copy region (~86 kb), a small single‑copy region (~18 kb) and two inverted repeats (~25 kb each). It encodes 112 genes (80 protein‑coding, 28 tRNA, 4 rRNA), exhibits a GC content of ~37 %, and contains the complete set of photosynthetic genes. These features make it suitable for standard phylogenetic markers (matK, rbcL, trnL‑F) and for comparative genomics within Thymelaeaceae.

Standards and regulation:
- Because Daphne laureola has no recognized commercial timber, fiber, dye, food, or cosmetic uses, no specific ISO, ASTM, EN, or national standards apply to its extraction or processing. The species is not listed in the European Union cosmetic ingredient database (CosIng), the EFSA novel food inventory, or the EU timber regulation (EU‑TIMB‑REG), and it is absent from international trade classification codes for plant‑based materials.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- The species is classified as “Least Concern” on the IUCN Red List and is not listed under CITES. No commercial harvest or cultivation for industrial purposes is documented, and any material used for research is collected from wild populations in protected areas under national biodiversity legislation, typically limited to a few individuals per study. As harvesting is not performed at scale, wild populations remain stable and the plant does not raise sustainability concerns; the only ongoing interaction is low‑impact scientific sampling.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Laureola mas Garsault Fig. Pl. Med. 3: t. 332. 1764, nom. inval., opus utique oppressum; Descr. Pl. Anim. 203. 1767; Thell. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. Ser. II. viii. 792.
Daphne arvernensis Gand. Fl. Lyon. : 195 (1875)
Daphne cantabrica Willk Ill. Fl. Hispan. 2: 108 (1890)
Daphne kabylica Chab. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 36: 30 (1889)
Daphne laureola var. latifolia Coss. Notes Pl. Crit. 45 1849
Daphne laureola subsp. latifolia (Coss.) Rivas Mart. Publ. Inst. Biol. Aplicada 42: 112 1967
Daphne major Lam. Fl. Franç. 3: 221 (1779)
Daphne multiflora Thore ex Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. : 165 (1831)
Daphne pycnophylla Gand. Fl. Lyon. : 195 (1875)
Daphne sempervirens Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 281 (1796)
Daphne laureola var. hosmariensis Ball J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 653 1878
Thymelaea laureola Scop. Fl. Carniol. , ed. 2, 1: 276 (1771)
Laureola sempervirens Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon , n.s., 17: 147 (1869)

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Language Common/alternative name
English spurge-laurel
English spurgelaurel
Spanish barrabón
Spanish aberon
Spanish barrabon
Spanish driola
Spanish saradona
Spanish salimonda
Spanish saldeja
Spanish martín polo
Spanish dríola
Spanish laberon
Spanish laberón
Spanish laureola siempreverde
Spanish salabionda
Spanish martin polo
Spanish laureolo
Bulgarian лаврово бясно дърво
Catalan lloreret
Czech lýkovec vavřínolistý
Welsh clust yr ewig
Danish laurbær-dafne
German lorbeer-seidelbast
Basque garatxo-belar
Finnish laakerinäsiä
French daphné à feuille de laurier
French daphné lauréole
French daphné à feuilles de laurier
French laureole
French lauréole
French laurier des bois
Upper Sorbian Žołty łyknowc
Hungarian babérboroszlán
Japanese ローレルジンチョウゲ
Kabyle aslen n yiddawen
Norwegian Bokmål laurbærtysbast
Dutch zwart peperboompje
Norwegian Nynorsk laurbærtysbast
Serbian Маслиница (биљка)
Swedish lagertibast
Vietnamese thụy hương nguyệt quế
Chinese 洋瑞香
Chinese 月桂瑞香

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Name Authority First published in
Daphne laureola subsp. philippii (Gren. & Godr.) Rouy Consp. Fl. France : 225 (1927)
Daphne laureola subsp. laureola Unknown

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Alternate between 4°C and 20°C for 3 months each, over several cycles, with an extended germination period.
Requires Scarification: Scarification involves physically breaking, scratching, or softening the seed coat to allow water absorption and germination to occur. This can be done by nicking the seed coat with a knife or rubbing the seeds between sheets of sandpaper.
Pulpy Coat Inhibits Germination: Seeds with a pulpy or fleshy outer coat need to have this material removed by soaking and rinsing in clean water daily for about a week. The inhibitory substances in the pulp are thus washed away, and germination rates improve.
Sow seeds immediately as their viability decreases rapidly, or they best germinate when fresh. If stored, seeds might need temperature cycling and patience to germinate.

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • Tasmania
    • New Zealand
      • New Zealand North
      • New Zealand South
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Krym
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Germany
      • Hungary
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Denmark
      • Great Britain
      • Sweden
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Bulgaria
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Romania
      • Sicilia
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Corse
      • France
      • Sardegna
      • Spain
  • Northern America
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Oregon
      • Washington
    • Western Canada
      • British Columbia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000637701
Canadensys 9411
USDA Plants DALA11
Tropicos 32000009
INPN 94432
Flora of Italy 3141
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:831270-1
The Plant List kew-2757056
PFAF Daphne laureola
Open Tree Of Life 378302
NCBI Taxonomy 223749
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000003531
Nature Serve 2.133732
IPNI 831270-1
iNaturalist 127391
GBIF 5420853
Freebase /m/02vrmkl
EPPO DAPLA
EOL 594957
USDA GRIN 13270
Wikipedia Daphne_laureola

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_038382905.1 ASM3838290v1 Scaffold Iridian Genomes 2024-04-18 60 939.48 Mb

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Insights into the molecular phylogeny and morphology of three novel Dothiora species, along with a worldwide checklist of Dothiora Senwanna C, Hongsanan S, Khuna S, Kumla J, Yarasheva M, Gafforov Y, Abdurazakov A, Suwannarach N Front Cell Infect Microbiol 19-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11067756
doi:10.3389/fcimb.2024.1367673
PMID:38707512
The Orophilous Shrubby Vegetation of the Juniperetalia hemisphaericae Order in Sicily: A Refuge Habitat for Many Endemic Vascular Species Sciandrello S, Giusso del Galdo G Plants (Basel) 31-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10857485
doi:10.3390/plants13030423
PMID:38337957
Comparative epigenetic and genetic spatial structure in Mediterranean mountain plants: a multispecies study Valverde J, Medrano M, Herrera CM, Alonso C Heredity (Edinb) 17-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10844209
doi:10.1038/s41437-024-00668-3
PMID:38233486
Frugivore-mediated seed dispersal in fragmented landscapes: Compositional and functional turnover from forest to matrix González-Varo JP, Albrecht J, Arroyo JM, Bueno RS, Burgos T, Escribano-Ávila G, Farwig N, García D, Illera JC, Jordano P, Kurek P, Rösner S, Virgós E, Sutherland WJ Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 23-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10622928
doi:10.1073/pnas.2302440120
PMID:37871198
Evaluation of Anticancer Activity of 76 Plant Species Collected in Andalusia (Spain) against Lung Cancer Cells Jiménez-González V, Benítez G, Pastor JE, López-Lázaro M, Calderón-Montaño JM Plants (Basel) 15-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10536323
doi:10.3390/plants12183275
PMID:37765439
Complete chloroplast genome of Daphne pseudomezereum var. koreana (Thymelaeaceae) Yoo SC, Park J, Oh SH Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 25-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9970196
doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2179356
PMID:36860477
Bridging the gap between microclimate and microrefugia: A bottom‐up approach reveals strong climatic and biological offsets Finocchiaro M, Médail F, Saatkamp A, Diadema K, Pavon D, Meineri E Glob Chang Biol 24-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC10100396
doi:10.1111/gcb.16526
PMID:36383061
Phytogeographic Characteristics of Montane Coniferous Forests of the Central Balkan Peninsula (SE Europe) Ilić T, Kuzmanović N, Vukojičić S, Lakušić D Plants (Basel) 22-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9741231
doi:10.3390/plants11233194
PMID:36501234
Plants in the UK flower a month earlier under recent warming Büntgen U, Piermattei A, Krusic PJ, Esper J, Sparks T, Crivellaro A Proc Biol Sci 02-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8808087
doi:10.1098/rspb.2021.2456
PMID:35105239
Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on the complete plastid genomes and nuclear sequences reveal Daphne (Thymelaeaceae) to be non-monophyletic as current circumscription Lee SY, Xu KW, Huang CY, Lee JH, Liao WB, Zhang YH, Fan Q Plant Divers 11-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC9209861
doi:10.1016/j.pld.2021.11.001
PMID:35769588
Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activities of the Diterpenoids from the Genus Daphne Nie YW, Li Y, Luo L, Zhang CY, Fan W, Gu WY, Shi KR, Zhai XX, Zhu JY Molecules 31-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8588408
doi:10.3390/molecules26216598
PMID:34771007
DNA Barcoding of Two Thymelaeaceae Species: Daphne mucronata Royle and Thymelaea hirsuta (L.) Endl Alkaraki AK, Aldmoor MA, Lahham JN, Awad M Plants (Basel) 16-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8537861
doi:10.3390/plants10102199
PMID:34686008
An unknown hotspot of plant diversity in the heart of the Central Apennine: flora and vegetation outline of Mt. Pozzoni-St. Rufo valley (Cittareale, Rieti) Lattanzi E, Del Vico E, Tranquilli R, Farris E, Marignani M, Rosati L PhytoKeys 31-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8390790
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.178.62947
PMID:34475797
Soil fertility relates to fungal-mediated decomposition and organic matter turnover in a temperate mountain forest Mayer M, Rewald B, Matthews B, Sanden H, Rosinger C, Katzensteiner K, Gorfer M, Berger H, Tallian C, Berger TW, Godbold DL New Phytol 20-May-2021
PMCID:PMC7611052
doi:10.1111/nph.17421
PMID:34013982
Remedia Sternutatoria over the Centuries: TRP Mediation Aloum L, Alefishat E, Shaya J, Petroianu GA Molecules 15-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC7998681
doi:10.3390/molecules26061627
PMID:33804078

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones
6-Hydroxyluteolin 5281642 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C(=C3O)O)O)O)O 302.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00800-X
Apigenin 5280443 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O 270.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00800-X
Luteolin 5280445 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O 286.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00800-X
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Kaempferol 5280863 Click to see 286.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00800-X
Quercetin 5280343 Click to see 302.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00800-X
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides
Isoorientin 114776 Click to see 448.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00800-X
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides / Flavonoid 8-C-glycosides
Orientin 5281675 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C(=C(C=C3O)O)C4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O 448.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00800-X
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids
7-O-Methylluteolin 5318214 Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O 300.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00800-X
Genkwanin 5281617 Click to see 284.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00800-X

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