Characteristics
A shrub or small tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 2-5 m high. The young branches are stout. They have a dense rough covering when young. The leaves are opposite and heart shaped. they are 7-12 cm long by 5-9 cm wide. They taper to the tip. There are rounded teeth along the edge. There are hairs on the main veins. The flowers are small and white. They are in flat groups at the ends of branches. The fruit are bright red and oval. They are 6-8 mm long and 5-6 mm wide. Now Viburnum nervosum
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
shrub
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
6.0
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
It is a subtropical plant. It is native to the eastern Himalayas region. It grows in broad-leaved evergreen and mixed deciduous forests.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
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| Soil acidity |
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The fruit are edible. The young shoots are eaten as a vegetable.
| Uses |
wood
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| Edible
|
fruits
shoots
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
| Mode |
-
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| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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