Viburnum betulifolium

Family: Adoxaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 5 m tall. The bark is light brown. The leaves are opposite and oval and 4-9 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. They are hairy on the mid vein underneath. The flowers are in a flat topped group at the ends of the branches. They are white.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests and scrub between 1,300-3,500 m above sea level in China. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Taiwan, Tibet

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten raw.

Edible parts

Fruit, spice

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Efuni

Synonyms

Viburnum dasyanthum Rehder; Viburnum flavescens W. W. Sm.; and others