Viburnum cotinifolium

Viburnum cotinifolium, the Indian wayfaring tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Viburnaceae.[1] It is a deciduous shrub[2] native to the Himalayan region.[3] Its fruit is regularly consumed by Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus).[4]

Viburnum cotinifolium
Flowerbuds
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Adoxaceae
Genus: Viburnum
Species:
V. cotinifolium
Binomial name
Viburnum cotinifolium

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:[3]

  • Viburnum cotinifolium var. cotinifolium
  • Viburnum cotinifolium var. lacei T.R.Dudley – northern Pakistan to the western Himalayas
  • Viburnum cotinifolium var. wallichii T.R.Dudley – Nepal

References

  1. "Viburnum cotinifolium Indian wayfaring tree". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. "Viburnum cotinifolium PFAF Plant Database". pfaf.org. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  3. "Viburnum cotinifolium D.Don". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  4. Ali, Ashfaq; Zhou, Zhixiang; Waseem, Muhammad; Khan, Muhammad Fiaz; Ali, Ishtiaq; Asad, Muhammad; Qashqaei, Ali Turk (2017). "An assessment of food habits and altitudinal distribution of the Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) in the Western Himalayas, Pakistan". Journal of Natural History. 51 (11–12): 689–701. doi:10.1080/00222933.2017.1303097. S2CID 90664552.


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