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Title: Viburnum spp., Viburnums

Author
item Finn, Chad

Submitted to: Encyclopedia of Fruits and Nuts
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/19/2007
Publication Date: 2/1/2008
Citation: Finn, C.E. 2008. Viburnum spp., Viburnums. In: Janick, J. and Paull, R.E., editors. The Encylopedia of Fruits and Nuts. Cambridge, MA. CABI. p. 7-8

Interpretive Summary: The Encylopedia of Fruit and Nuts is designed as a research reference source on temperate and tropical fruit and nut crops. The genus Viburnum, Adoxaceae (formerly Caprifoliaceae) comprise more than 200 species throughout the northern hemisphere, primarily Asia and North America, and many produce copious amounts of fleshy fruit. Many are used as ornamental plants in the landscape as they can have highly scented, attractive, showy flowers and masses of variously colored fruit borne on attractive plants that may have deciduous or evergreen foliage. Some are extremely good food sources and none are known to be toxic, although some will cause nausea if large quantities of raw fruit are consumed. At various times, several similar species have been given the name highbush cranberry and they are commonly harvested from the wild and consumed.

Technical Abstract: The Encylopedia of Fruit and Nuts is designed as a research reference source on temperate and tropical fruit and nut crops. The genus Viburnum, Adoxaceae (formerly Caprifoliaceae) comprise more than 200 species throughout the northern hemisphere, primarily Asia and North America, and many produce copious amounts of fleshy fruit. Many are used as ornamental plants in the landscape as they can have highly scented, attractive, showy flowers and masses of variously colored fruit borne on attractive plants that may have deciduous or evergreen foliage. Some are extremely good food sources and none are known to be toxic, although some will cause nausea if large quantities of raw fruit are consumed. At various times, several similar species have been given the name highbush cranberry and they are commonly harvested from the wild and consumed.