Viburnum macrocephalum

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Viburnum macrocephalum
Chinese snowball
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Adoxaceae
Genus: Viburnum
Species:
V. macrocephalum
Binomial name
Viburnum macrocephalum
Fortune

Viburnum macrocephalum (Chinese: 繡球莢蒾 "hydrangea viburnum", or 木繡球 "tree hydrangea"), common name Chinese snowball, is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae (formerly Caprifoliaceae), native to mainland China.[1] Its fertile form, Viburnum macrocephalum f. keteleeri (Chinese: 瓊花, qiong hua, "white jade flower"), is of great cultural significance in China.

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  1. ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Viburnum macrocephalum