Family | Adoxaceae (also placed in Caprifoliaceae) |
Scientific name | Viburnum furcatum Blume ex Maximovicz |
Synonyms | Viburnum dilatatum Thunberg var. radiata A. Gray; Viburnum melanophyllum Hayata; Vibrunum furcatum Blume ex Miquel |
Common name | (Japanese common name) oh-kame-no-ki (オオカメノキ, 大亀木 [meaning: large turtle leaved tree]), mushi-kari (ムシカリ [meaning: insects' food]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia (Sakhalin), Korea | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=18 |
Description | Plants 2-5m tall. Leaves 10-15cm long. Flowers white, flowering in April to June. Deciduous. Shrub. |
Reference | Viburnum furcatum Blume ex Maxim. |
April 2007 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Yukiguni Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Akagi Nature Park |
April 2007 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Yukiguni Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Nikko Botanical Garden |