Family | Adoxaceae (also placed in Caprifoliaceae) |
Scientific name | Viburnum dilatatum Thunberg ex Murray |
Synonyms | Viburnum erosum sensu A. Gray, non Thunberg; Viburnum sieboldii sensu Nakai, non Miquel |
Common name | (Japanese common name) gamazumi (γ¬γγΊγ [meaning of gamazumi is unknown]) |
(English common name) arrowwood, linden viburnum, linden arrowwood, Japanese bush cranberry | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea, China | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=18 |
Description | Plants 2-4m tall. Leaves 6-15cm long. Flowers white corollas each 5mm, flowering in May to June. Deciduous. Shrub. |
Reference | Viburnum dilatatum Thunb. |
Antibiotic having herbicidal activity (US Patent 4613355/1986) | |
Depigmenting cosmetic or dermatological composition containing arbutoside derivatives (US Patent 5346693/1994) |
May 2007 at mountane forest edge |
May 2007 at mountane forest edge |
May 2007 at Imperial Palace |
May 2007 at Imperial Palace |
May 2007 at Imperial Palace |
May 2007 at Imperial Palace |
September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
December 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
December 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |