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Viburnum tinus L.

Laurustinus (en), Laurier-tin (fr), Fatamot (fr), Viorne tin (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Viburnaceae > Viburnum

Characteristics

Evergreen shrub to c. 5 m high, nearly glabrous except for young shoots and lvs. Petioles 0.7-3-(4) cm long, purplish, often hispid on exposed stems. Lamina 5-13-(15) × 2-6-(7) cm, ovate, ovate-oblong or elliptic, entire, glabrous except for axillary tufts beneath, sometimes ± hispid on midrib and lower part of main veins on both sides, somewhat shining above; base broad-cuneate to rounded; apex obtuse or acute. Infl. corymbose, to c. 8 cm diam.; branches, bracts and calyx purplish or reddish purple, glabrous or sparsely stellate-hairy. Fls ± fragrant. Calyx lobes c. 1 mm long, triangular. Corolla 3.5-5 mm long, rotate, 7-9 mm diam., white at anthesis, often becoming pink. Stamens > corolla; anthers c. 1 mm long, broad-oblong. Drupe 6-7 mm long excluding calyx, broad-ovoid, shining dark blue.
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A shrub or small tree. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves are leathery and dark green above and hairy underneath. The flowers are white and in dense flat clusters. The fruit is round and bluish-black.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 3.75
Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 3.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.5
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Found in the more luxuriant type of macchia vegetation and as undergrowth in woods, usually near the sea.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 3-8
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses environmental use material medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Dropsy (unspecified)
Human toxicity toxic (leaf), toxic (bark)
Animal toxicity toxic (leaf), toxic (bark)

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -14
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Viburnum tinus habit picture by Alain Bigou (cc-by-sa)
Viburnum tinus habit picture by morgane (cc-by-sa)
Viburnum tinus habit picture by Pascale (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Viburnum tinus leaf picture by guy germa (cc-by-sa)
Viburnum tinus leaf picture by Judicaël CASTAGNET (cc-by-sa)
Viburnum tinus leaf picture by oroiga oriol (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Viburnum tinus flower picture by Jean Maurice Bauné (cc-by-sa)
Viburnum tinus flower picture by Pillan Nicolo (cc-by-sa)
Viburnum tinus flower picture by alain (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Viburnum tinus fruit picture by Fernando Colin (cc-by-sa)
Viburnum tinus fruit picture by Ignacio Limón (cc-by-sa)
Viburnum tinus fruit picture by Sabine Suriaut (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Viburnum tinus world distribution map, present in Albania, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Croatia, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, North Macedonia, Montenegro, New Zealand, Pakistan, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Tunisia, and United States of America

Conservation status

Viburnum tinus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:326271-2
WFO ID wfo-0000422887
COL ID 5BCFT
BDTFX ID 71463
INPN ID 129092
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Viburnum lauriforme Viburnum lucidum Viburnum latifolium Viburnum tinus Tynus lauriformis Tynus lucidus Tinus laurifolius Viburnum tinus var. hirtum Viburnum tinus var. lucidum Viburnum tinus var. virgatum Viburnum tinus var. strictum

Lower taxons

Viburnum tinus subsp. subcordatum Viburnum tinus subsp. rigidum
WorldFloraDB 2024