Viburnum erubescens Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 29, pl. 134 1831. (Syn: Solenotinus erubescens (Wall.) Oerst.; Viburnum botryoideum H. Lév.; Viburnum burmanicum (Rehder) C.Y. Wu ex P.S. Hsu; Viburnum burmanicum var. motoense P.S. Hsu; Viburnum erubescens var. burmanicum Rehder; Viburnum erubescens var. erubescens ; Viburnum erubescens var. gracilipes Rehder; Viburnum erubescens var. parvum P.S. Hsu & S.C. Hsu; Viburnum erubescens var. prattii (Graebn.) Rehder; Viburnum prattii Graebn.; Viburnum pubigerum Wight & Arn.; Viburnum thibeticum C.Y. Wu & Y.F. Huang; Viburnum wightianum Wall.);
Common name: Reddish Viburnum • Nepali: असारे Ashaare
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Large shrubs. Leaves to 8 x 4 cm, ovate, oblong, acute, serrate; nerves 4-6 pairs, intercostae transverse, axils villous; petiole 1.5 cm long. Panicles to 6 x 4 cm, drooping. Flowers white, pedicelled; calyx lobes ovate, acute; corolla 6 mm long, urceolate; filaments inserted at the throat of corolla tube; ovary 1-celled; styles 3. Drupe 10 x 4 mm, obovoid, truncate with persistent calyx; seeds obovoid, rugose. Flowering and fruiting: February-May
Evergreen forests
India and Sri Lanka
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My Pending Identifications: Chakrata- Shrub 2:: NS MARCH 09 : 6 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (2). This small tree or shrub is occasional in the area… is this any species of Viburnum ? Mine is also lying identified as Viburnum. Could be V. cotiniifolium. Viburnum but not V.cotinifolium in which leaves are white tomentose beneath. May be V.cordifolium, just a guess. Could this be Viburnum erubescens? I also think that it is V. erubescens like … I have got a photo of this plant from Sikkim. Sharing some pictures of Viburnum erubescens Wall. ex DC. shot at Kalinchowk Nepal on 26 July 2014 at 10000 ft. Nepali Names : असारे Asaare / गनमने Ganamane / घोडाखरी Ghodaakharee shrub /small tree for ID : 16 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2) Shrub with showy inflorescence from Darjeeling area of West Bengal
Comparative images of Viburnum species in efi so far along with other details
I find these close to images at Viburnum erubescens Wall.
Pl. confirm. I think You are correct … Thank you. I guess too it is Viburnum erubescens Wall. ex DC., but could it be
further checked if it is Viburnum erubescens var. gracilipes ??
Probably this is not Viburnum erubescens, unfortunately the pics already shared on efI (as per the link) are fruiting stage only, and here it is lacking.. see the density of flower cluster here, and also the flower colour is not white at any stage.. Further comments requested… Pl. check with the following:
To me appears close. Viburnum erubescens Wall. ex DC.
Viburnum erubescens Wall. ??? : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (8) Location: Simana Busti Mirik, India
Date: 21 May 2017
Altitude: 7500 ft.
SK672 25 JUL-2017:ID : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6)
Location: Shivapuri National Park, Nepal
Altitude: 7500 ft.
Date: 22 July 2017 Pl. check with comparative images at Viburnum It appears Viburnum erubescens. Size of the plant is creating confusion in my mind.
It could be Viburnum erubescens
SK85AUG23-1016:ID : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
Sharing some pictures for identification please.
Shot at the Godawari Botanical Garden Nepal on 13 July 2016 at 5000 ft. Some Viburnum species like Viburnum mullaha Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don ?
Appears Viburnum But not V. mullaha Some more images from same plant at same location ! 10 January 2017 and 22 June 2017
Attachments (7)
Viburnum erubescens Wallich ??? SK666 23 JUL-2017:ID : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) Location: Shivapuri National Park, Nepal
Altitude: 7000 ft.
Date: 22 July 2017
I think, some Viburnum species. Pl. check comparative images at Viburnum This too Viburnum erubescens Wall. ex DC. ??
Quite possible. Viburnum erubescens Wall. : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7) – around 700 kb each.
Location : Lava, Kalimpong, India
Date : 11 May 2018
Elevation : 7000 ft.
Habit : Wild
Attachments (5) – around 600 kb each. Color is pure white compared to reddish shade! Location: Sandakphu, India
Date: 14 May 2018
Altitude: 11000 ft.
Habit : Wild
Viburnum grandiflorum Wall. ???
I think more closer to images at Viburnum erubescens Wall. rather than those at Viburnum grandiflorum Wall. ex DC. Plant for ID :: Ghangaria-VOF, Uttarakhand :: Aug 2018 :: ARKOCT-59 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)
Saw this on the way to VOF just at the start of the trail near Ghangaria, Uttarakhand in Aug 2018.
Requested to please provide ID.
Pl. check comparative images at To me appears close to images at Viburnum erubescens Wall. as per comparative images at Viburnum I guess you are right … Viburnum erubescens Wall. ex DC. : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7) – around 600 kb each.
Location: Phulchoki, Lalitpur, Nepal
Altitude: 2446 m.
Date: 8 May 2019
Habit : Wild Some clarification I request. Description says reddish and pinkish tint but the sp. is pure white. Could it be one of the variation as listed ? Could not find description for two others.
I think in line with other images at Viburnum erubescens Thank you … Can we find images of its var. as enclosed link in the earlier link ? Bk0024-Tree : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 853 kb.
Details..
Viburnum sp..??
Sincerely,
Viburnum erubescens Wall. ex DC. Thank You …!! I was confused with the leaf morphology.. SK638 11 JUL-2017:ID : 7 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Location: Chowrasta, Darjeeling, India
Date: 21 May 2017
Altitude: 7000 ft.
Images little blurred !
Viburnum erubescens as per images herein? This is about 25/30 ft. tall so it is not matching. Pl. Check comparative images in efi site. Flora of China says “Shrubs or small trees, deciduous, to 6 m tall. …………” Viburnum erubescens Wall. ex DC. |