Taxon: Viburnum plicatum Thunb.

• the 4 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.
• Check AABGA/NAPCC contact person for genus for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

See also subordinate taxa:

• Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum (no accessions)

Common names:

• Japanese snowball   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  
• japansk snöbollsbuske   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  
• japanskt olvon   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish   [Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum]
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard; Krussmann)
  

Distributional range:

• ASIA-TEMPERATE
  China: China - Anhui [s. & w.], Fujian, Guangdong [n.], Guangxi [n.e.], Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi [s.], Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang
  Eastern Asia: Japan - Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku; Korea; Taiwan

• also cultivated

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959–. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
• Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
• Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
• Hara, H. 1983. A revision of Caprifoliaceae of Japan with reference to allied plants in other districts and the Adoxaceae. Ginkgoana 5:221–222.
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
• Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993–. Flora of Japan.
• Jiangsu Inst. Bot., ed. v. 1; Shan. R. H., ed. v. 2. 1977–1982. Jiangsu Zhiwuzhi (Flora of Jiangsu).
• Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976).
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• McAtee, W. L. 1956. Review of the nearctic Viburnum. 110–112.
• Meyer, F. G. et al. 1994. A catalog of cultivated woody plants of the southeastern United States.
• Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Viburnum plicatum.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Viburnum plicatum.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Viburnum plicatum.

Synonyms:

• Viburnum plicatum f. mariesii (Veitch) Rehder [= Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum]
  (previously associated with 1 accession)
• Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum (Miq.) Rehder [≡ Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum]
  (previously associated with 2 accessions)
• Viburnum tomentosum Thunb. [≡ Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum]
  (previously associated with 2 accessions)
• Viburnum tomentosum var. mariesii J. H. Veitch [= Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum]
  

Check other web resources for Viburnum plicatum Thunb.:

• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Viburnum plicatum cultivars
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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