Viburnum grandiflorum Wall.

Previously confused with V. nervosum D. Don which is distributed from Kumaon to Bhutan and not reported from our area; distinguished from V. grandiflorum in having cordate leaf bases and a much shorter corolla tube.

One of the commonest shrubs in the Himalaya between 1500-3000 m. The flowers often appear soon after the leaves have fallen in November and continue to appear till June. The flowers that appear in early winter before snow are smaller and in much denser cymes than the flowers which appear hi late spring. The flowers are sweet scented, but leaves emit a bad smell when bruised. The fruit is sweetish and edible.

A large deciduous precocious shrub, 2-3 m tall with stiff stout branches; winter buds protected by scales. Leaves 5-12 x 2.5-6 cm, elliptic, oblong, acute (scarcely short acuminate), sharply toothed, cuneate at the base, more or less hairy on the nerves. Main lateral nerves 7-10 pairs, prominent, closely parallel, undivided. Flowers in terminal sessile corymbs. Bracts variable in size, hairy. Calyx tube mm long, glabrous; lobes short, ciliate. Corolla long-tubular, 10-15 mm lobes rounded, spreading, white to rose-pink. Stamens in two series, 2 attached near the mouth of corolla tube, 3 lower down, anthers included. Stigma subsessile, 3-lobed. Drupe c. 1 cm long, ellipsoid, compressed, black when ripe. Seed sigh grooved on one side, deeply grooved on the other with incurved margins.

Himalaya (?Kashmir, Lahul to Bhutan), S. Tibet.

Distribution: Himalaya from Swat eastward to Bhutan, S. Tibet.

3000-3700 m

Fl. Per.: November-June.

Viburnum grandiflorum, variously called the cranberry bush, flowering viburnum, grand viburnum, and Himalayan viburnum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Viburnaceae, native to the Himalayan region. It grows in open forests. A sparse shrub or gnarled tree reaching 2–3 m (7–10 ft), it has showy pink flowers larger than the typical viburnum, and red to black fruit, which are edible. It is hardy to USDA zone 6a. The unimproved species is available from commercial suppliers, as is a putative form, Viburnum grandiflorum f. foetens, the stinking Himalayan viburnum, and a number of cultivars, including 'De Oirsprong', 'Desmond Clarke', and 'Snow White'.

大花荚蒾（学名：Viburnum grandiflorum）为五福花科荚蒾属的植物。分布于锡金、克什米尔、不丹、尼泊尔以及中国大陆的西藏等地，生长于海拔2,800米至4,300米的地区，常生于林中，目前尚未由人工引种栽培。