Viburnum cotinifolium

Viburnum cotinifolium, the Indian wayfaring tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Viburnaceae.^[1] It is a deciduous shrub^[2] native to the Himalayan region.^[3] Its fruit is regularly consumed by Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus).^[4]

Viburnum cotinifolium
Flowerbuds
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Adoxaceae
Genus:	Viburnum
Species:	V. cotinifolium
Binomial name
Viburnum cotinifolium D.Don

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:^[3]

• Viburnum cotinifolium var. cotinifolium
• Viburnum cotinifolium var. lacei T.R.Dudley – northern Pakistan to the western Himalayas
• Viburnum cotinifolium var. wallichii T.R.Dudley – Nepal