Viburnum sieboldii




Family Adoxaceae (also placed in Caprifoliaceae)
Scientific name Viburnum sieboldii Miquel
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) goma-gi (ゴマギ, 胡麻木 [meaning: sesame tree])
(English common name) Siebold's arrowwood
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number 2n=16, 32
Description Plants 3-7m tall. Leaves 6-15cm long. Flowers white corollas each 9mm, inflorescences 7-10cm, flowering in April to May. Deciduous. Subarbor trees.
Reference Viburnum sieboldii Miq.



May 2007
at mountane forest edge
May 2007
at mountane forest edge
May 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



May 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



December 2007
at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden
December 2007
at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden