Viburnum japonicum var. boninsimense("Tokiwagamazumi")
Japanese name: トキワガマズミ(常盤莢蒾) Scientific name:Viburnum japonicum var. boninsimense
[Overview]
An evergreen shrub 3–4 m tall, found in slightly moist forests and on rocky slopes in mountain areas at elevations of about 200–300 m.
The bark is grayish white, and young branches are green.
Leaves are simple and opposite, rhombic-ovate to rhombic-reniform, 6–15 cm long, with a shortly pointed tip and a base that is somewhat truncate or broadly wedge-shaped.
The upper surface is smooth and glossy, the lateral veins run straight, and the margin has low teeth.
The petiole is 1–3 cm long and has white hairs.
At the branch tips, flat corymbs 8–13 cm across are produced together with 1–2 pairs of leaves, and the inflorescence has long soft hairs.
The flowers are white, 6 mm across, and the corolla is 5-lobed.
The fruit is about 8 mm long and ripens red.