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Tree Campus: Korean Spice Viburnum

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Title

Korean Spice Viburnum

Viburnum carlesii (ADOXACEAE)

Description

Range

Korea, Japan

Ecology

Ecology

"There are ten species known in Korea (Hong and Im, 2003; Kim, 2007). Viburnum erosum, V. dilatatum Thunb., V. wrightii Miq., V. opulus, and V. carlesii var. calvescens are common in the thickets of forests." [1]

Equity

Equity: Cultural and Historical Significance

"Plants of Viburnum have often been cultivated as ornamentals due to their showy flowers and fragrancy, such as V. opulus L., and V. carlesii Hemsl., and as a medicine source, such as V. tinus L. and V. erosum." [1]

Economics

Economics

An ornamental plant. [2]

Sources

Sources

[1] Choi, Y. G., & Sang-Hun, O. H. (2019). A comparative morphological study of Viburnum (Adoxaceae) in Korea. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy, 49(2), 107-117.

[2] Fargione, M. J., Curtis, P. D., & Richmond, M. E. (1991). Resistance of woody ornamental plants to deer damage.

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