Viburnum setigerum

tea viburnum
mature shrub
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Adoxaceae
Genus: Viburnum
Species: V. setigerum
Binomial name
Viburnum setigerum
Hance [1]

Viburnum setigerum (tea viburnum) is a plant in the family Adoxaceae that is native to China.

Description

Viburnum setigerum is a shrub with opposite, simple leaves, and flexible, arching stems. The flowers are white, borne in spring. Drupes ripen to red in the fall.

References

  1.  Species was first described and published in Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 20: 261. 1882. London. "Plant Name Details for Viburnum setigerum" Check |url= value (help). IPNI. Retrieved July 23, 2010. Notes: China


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