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| April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| Family | Adoxaceae (also placed in Caprifoliaceae) |
| Scientific name | Viburnum carlesii Hemsley |
| Synonyms | none |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) oh choji gamazumi (オオチョウジガマズミ, 大丁子ガマズミ [meaning: large clove gamazumi (gamazumi = Viburnum dilatum Thunberg)]) |
| (English common name) Koreanspice viburnum | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Chugoku region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=18, 20, 22 |
| Description | Plants 1-3m tall. Leaves 5-7cm long. Flowers pink corollas each 8-13mm, flowering in April to May. Deciduous. Shrub. |
| Reference | Viburnum carlesii Hemsl. |
| Viburnum carlesii Hemsl. | |
| Depigmenting cosmetic or dermatological composition containing arbutoside derivatives (US Patent 5346693/1994) | |
| Note | Rare species. Mainly cultivated. |
| Viburnum carlesii Hemsley var. bitchiuense (Makino) Nakai (syn. Viburnum bitchiuense Makino) is a local variety of Viburnum carlesii Hemsley (var. carlesii) and is very rare. |
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| April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
