Viburnum davidii

{{short description|Species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae}}

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| genus = Viburnum

| species = davidii

| authority = Franch.{{cite web|title=GRIN Taxonomy for Plants - Viburnum davidii|url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/tax_search.pl|accessdate=11 May 2013}}

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Viburnum davidii, the David viburnum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae{{cite web|title=Clemson Cooperative Extension: HGIC 1075 Viburnum | url = http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/plants/landscape/shrubs/hgic1075.html|accessdate=16 April 2016}} native to western China. Growing to {{convert|1.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall and broad, it is an evergreen shrub with large, glossy, oval leaves up to {{convert|15|cm|0|abbr=on}} long. Each leaf is deeply veined lengthwise with three curved lines. Round clusters of tiny white flowers are produced in late spring, followed in late summer and autumn by oval blue fruits. Both male and female plants are required to produce fruit.{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=1405332964|pages=1136}}{{cite web|title=Missouri Botanical Garden - V. davidii | url = http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/plant-finder/plant-details/kc/d284/viburnum-davidii.aspx|accessdate=11 May 2013}}

V. davidii is one of several plants commemorating the 19th century french missionary and botanist Père Armand David.{{cite book|last=Harrison|first=Lorraine|title=RHS Latin for gardeners|year=2012|publisher=Mitchell Beazley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=9781845337315|pages=224}}

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - Viburnum davidii | url = http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=2004|accessdate=8 June 2013}}{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants - Ornamental | date = July 2017 | page = 107 | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | accessdate = 17 February 2019}}

Viburnum Berries.jpg|Fruit

Viburnum davidii flowers.jpg|Flowers