蝴蝶戏珠花 Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum

  • Scientific Name: Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum (Thunb. ex Murray) Miq.
  • Ref: Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat. 2:266. 1866
  • Synonyms:
    • Viburnum plicatum var. lanceatum (Rehder) Rehder
    • V. plicatum f. mariesii (Veitch) Rehder
    • V. plicatum f. tomentosum (Thunb.) Rehder
    • V. tomentosum Thunb. ex Murray
  • English Common Name: wild Japanese snowball
  • Chinese Common Name: 蝴蝶戏珠花 húdié∙xì∙zhū huā, 蝴蝶荚蒾 húdié jiámí
  • Japanese Common Name: ヤブデマリ [藪手毬] yabudemari
  • Family: Viburnaceae
  • Genus: Viburnum
  • Distribution: Mixed forests and thickets at 200-1800 m in Anhui, Fujian, N Guangdong, NE Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, S Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, and Zhejiang [Japan].
  • Photo: Mt. Tianmu, Zhejiang
See Viburnum plicatum. Inflorescence composed of fertile flowers yet with 4-6 large sterile radiant flowers. (Flora of China)

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