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Viburnum burejaeticum

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Manchurian viburnum

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(c) Repina Tatyana, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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(c) Repina Tatyana, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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(c) Repina Tatyana, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Viburnum burejaeticum, the Manchurian viburnum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Viburnaceae. It is native to Mongolia, Manchuria, the Korean Peninsula, and the Russian Far East. It is a showy deciduous shrub, reaching 3–4 m (10–13 ft) tall, but only 1.5–2.5 m (5–8 ft) wide.

Description

A shrub. It can grow 2-5 m high. The leaves are opposite. They are narrowly oval and 4-6 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. Young leaves are hairy underneath. The flowers are white and in clusters. The fruit are red and turn white when fully ripe.

Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant. It can tolerate drought. In north China it grows in forests between 600-1,400 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Mongolia, North Korea, Russia, Siberia,

Notes

Also put in the family Caprifoliaceae.

Synonyms

Viburnum arctuatum Kom.Viburnum burejanum HerderViburnum davuricum Maxim.

References (1)

  • READ, (As Viburnum davuricum)

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