| Smoketree Leaved Viburnum |
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Botanical name: Viburnum cotinifolium Family: Adoxaceae (Adoxa family)
Smoketree Leaved Viburnum is a spreading shrub growing up to 3 m, found high on the Himalayas. It was initially in the honeysuckle family, but now has been moved to the Adoxa family. Its young leaves are downy but wear smooth, remaining grey and woolly beneath, ovate in shape, and 4 1/2 inches long by 2 1/2 wide. Young shoots and underside of leaves covered with white wooly star-shaped hairs. Leaves ovate-rounded blunt, base often heart-shaped. The leaf margin may be toothed or entire. Leaves are impressed with veins above. The flower-clusters appear in May and June upon short woolly stalks, the small white flowers flushed with pink, and succeeded by bright scarlet berries. Flowers occur in dense, domed clusters at the end of branches. Flowers short tubular with stamens protruding out.
Identification credit: Nongthombam Ulysses
| Photographed in Himalayas |