Xanthocarpum

Viburnum dilatatum f. xanthocarpum

Flower name
Xanthocarpum
Scientific name
Viburnum dilatatum f. xanthocarpum
AliasViburnum dilatatum, 黄実莢蒾
Place of originhorticultural variety
Place of floweringGarden, Potted flower
Flowering seasonMay, June

What is Xanthocarpum

Yellow-Fruited Viburnum dilatatum

Xanthocarpum (scientific name: Viburnum dilatatum f. Xanthocarpum) produces yellow fruits and is a horticultural variety of viburnum (scientific name: Viburnum dilatatum), which is native to Japan, the Korean Peninsula and central China, and is a deciduous broad-leaved shrub in the family Adoxaceae.

Left: Viburnum dilatatum f. xanthocarpum、Right: Viburnum dilatatum

The Kiminogamazumi (Viburnum dilatatum f. xanthocarpum) is a deciduous shrub with a height of 2–5 meters. The leaves are green, ovate to obovate, with serrated edges, and grow in opposite pairs.
The flowering period is from May to June, producing many small white flowers (0.5–0.8 cm in diameter) in a corymb inflorescence. From September to November, it bears yellow drupes about 0.7 cm in diameter, which are edible.

Common Name: Xanthocarpum, Kiminogamazumi (Yellow-fruited Viburnum)
Scientific Name: Viburnum dilatatum f. xanthocarpum
Classification: Kingdom Plantae, Angiosperms, Eudicots, Order Dipsacales, Family Adoxaceae, Genus Viburnum, Species V. dilatatum
Tree Height: 2–5 meters
Leaf Color: Green, Leaf Shape: Obovate/Ovate, Leaf Arrangement: Opposite, Leaf Margin: Serrated
Flower Type: Corymb inflorescence, Flower Color: White, Flower Diameter: 0.5–0.8 cm, Blooming Period: May–June
Fruiting Period: September–November, Fruit Type: Drupe, Fruit Color: Yellow, Fruit Diameter: 0.7 cm, Edibility: Edible