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 | |
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| Flowerbuds | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Adoxaceae |
| Genus: | Viburnum |
| Species: | V. cotinifolium
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| Binomial name | |
| Viburnum cotinifolium | |
Subtaxa
editThe 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
edit- ^ "Viburnum cotinifolium Indian wayfaring tree". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Viburnum cotinifolium PFAF Plant Database". pfaf.org. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ a b "Viburnum cotinifolium D.Don". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ 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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