Viburnum opulus var. sargentii




Family Adoxaceae (also placed in Caprifoliaceae)
Scientific name Viburnum opulus L. var. sargentii (Koehne) Takeda
Synonyms Viburnum lobatum Lamarck; Viburnum opulus L. subsp. calvescens (Rehder) Sugimoto; Viburnum opulus L. var. calvescens (Rehder) H. Hara; Viburnum opulus L. var. calvescens (Rehder) H. Hara forma puberulum (Komarov) Sugimoto; Viburnum opulus L. var. pubinerve Makino; Viburnum pubinerve Blume ex Miquel; Viburnum pubinerve Blume ex Miquel forma calvescens (Rehder) Rehder; Viburnum pubinerve Blume ex Miquel forma puberulum (Komarov) Nakai; Viburnum sargentii Koehne; Viburnum sargentii Koehne forma calvescens (Rehder) Rehder; Viburnum sargentii Koehne forma glabra Komarov; Viburnum sargentii Koehne forma puberulum Komarov; Viburnum sargentii Koehne var. calvescens Rehder; Viburnum sargentii Koehne var. intermedium (Nakai) Kitagawa; Viburnum sargentii Koehne var. puberulum (Komarov) Kitagawa
Common name (Japanese common name) kan-boku (カンボク, 肝木 [meaning: liver medicine tree])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (mainly in Tohoku region)
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia
Habitat Mountane of subalpine forest.
Chromosomal number 2n=18
Description Plants 2-7m tall. Leaves 5-11cm long. Flowers white inflorescences ca. 10cm across, flowering in May to July. Fruits red 7-9mm across. Deciduous. Subarbor trees.
Reference Viburnum opulus L. var. sargentii (Koehne) Takeda
Viburnum opulus var. sargentii (Koehne) Takeda
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June 2009
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June 2009
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June 2009
at Karuizawa Botanical Garden