*Leatherleaf viburnum

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*Viburnum rhytidophyllum
LEATHERLEAF VIBURNUM

Adoxaceae / Caprifoliaceae
China

Location: map coordinates Z-17 (south side of Health Building), N 39°11'2'' W 75°32'41''

Planting history: presently unknown.

Description:
  • large evergreen shrub; dense
  • etymology: Viburnum from the Latin name for V. lantana; rhytidophyllum = with wrinkled leaves
  • family now Adoxaceae; until recently, placed in Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
  • leaves opposite, pale-hairy beneath, 4”-7” long
  • flowers small, white; in showy clusters (cymes) to 7” across
  • fruits small, red turning black, drupes (stone fruits); in clusters

*Non-native species (not native to Delaware)
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