Viburnum dilatatum




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‚¬γƒžγ‚ΊγƒŸ [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