*Viburnum rhytidophyllum
*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:
*Non-native species (not native to Delaware)
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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