Viburnum foetidum Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 49, pl. 61 1830. (syn: Viburnum premnaceum Wall.); . S-Tibet, NE-India, Bhutan, Myanmar [Burma] (Chin, Kachin, Mandalay), Bangladesh, Laos, Thailand as per Catalogue of Life; . Shrub about 5 to 10 ft tall. Bark grayish brown. Branchlets stellate hairy, purplish brown. Leaves opposite, rhomboidal or elliptic-lanceolate, 3-3.5 x 1-2 cm across, coriaceous, glabrescent above, pubescent on veins beneath, base cuneate or rounded, margin entire or shallowly dentate, apex acuminate to acute, lateral veins 3-4 on either side of midvein, lowest pair basal, petiole hairy, reddish purple, about 0.4-0.6 cm long, stipules usually absent. Inflorescence a multiparous compound umbel-like peduncled cyme, terminal in young branchlets 5-9 cm in diameter, 4-8 whorled rays, peduncled. Flowers creamish white, bracts and bracteoles from linear-oblong to spathulate-oblong hairy. Calyx teeth minute, triangular. Corolla white short, lobes about 2 mm in diameter, round. Stamens 5, slightly longer than the corolla lobes exerted, anthers yellowish white. Styles slightly longer than the corolla lobes exerted. Fruit drupe, scarlet red when ripe, oblong-ellipsoid, compressed. Seeds dorsally 2-grooved, ventrally 3 grooved, albumen uniform. Flowering/Fruiting: June-November Forests at an altitude of about 3,000 to 5,000 ft; and cultivated. Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India: Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Myanmar, Thailand (Attributions- Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India from India Biodiversity Portal) .
Re: Fruit from Senapati,Manipur : 7 posts by 4 authors. Don’t think it is Prunus. Clear image of leaf would have helped. First thing came to mind was Deeringia amaranthoides, which it is not. May be something from Amaranthaceae ? This too looks similar Leaves look different from images at Viburnum sp? Possibly V. foetidum. Thanks, … You seems to have directed us in the right way. To me also appears close to Viburnum foetidum as per Flora of China, FOC illustration, GBIF, Flowers of India .  MS,Oct.,2021/24 Undershrub for id: 1 high res. image. Location : Reiek tlang Date : 07-06-2018 Habit : Undershrub ? Habit : Wild Any habit image or any other image ? Sorry ! Not available sir I think some Viburnum. Viburnum foetidum Wall. Any other images and keys?
Yes, Viburnum foetidum Wall. as suggested by … .  Psychotria species ID: 1 image. Please help identify the shrub attached below, found in the wild in Manipur. Is this a species of the genus Psychotria? Habitat: wild, temperate forest Elevation: ~1700m Location: Ukhrul Fruiting: September Habit: Shrub This appears to be a Viburnum species: https://efloraofindia.com/2011/04/05/viburnum/ What are the species reported from your area? Viburnum foetidum and Viburnum cylindricum are reported to be found in this region. It appears to be https://efloraofindia.com/2019/10/23/viburnum-foetidum/ as per images and references herein. . Identification: 1 image. Habitat: Wild, temperate forest 24-32 degree celsius. Elevation: ~2000 m Location: Manipur Bears sweet and tangy fruit once after every five years. This appears to be a Viburnum species: https://efloraofindia.com/2011/04/05/viburnum/ What are the species reported from your area? Same post with details at Psychotria species ID It appears to be https://efloraofindia.com/2019/10/23/viburnum-foetidum/ as per images and references herein. . References: |
Viburnum foetidum
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