Tea-leaf viburnum
Viburnum setigerum

Family: Adoxaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 1.5-3.5 m high and spreads 2 m wide. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are large and oblong and dark green. They are paler and woolly underneath. The leaves change colour in autumn. The flowers are small. The fruit are orange and red. They are oval.

There are about 150 Viburnum species. Also put in the family Caprifoliaceae.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. In southern China it grows in forests and scrub between 800-1,700 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zones 5-9. Arboretum Tasmania.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, China (country/location of origin), Taiwan, Tasmania

How it is used for food

The leaves are used as a tea substitute.

Edible parts

Fruit, leaves - tea

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Viburnum bodinieri H. Lev.; Viburnum setigerum var. setigerum; Viburnum setigerum var. sulcatum P. S. Hsu; Viburnum theiferum Rehder;