''Viburnum cotinifolium'', the Indian wayfaring tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family
Viburnaceae. It is a deciduous shrub
native to the Himalayan region.
Its fruit is regularly consumed by Asiatic black bears (''
Ursus thibetanus
The Asian black bear (''Ursus thibetanus''), also known as the Asiatic black bear, moon bear and white-chested bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to Asia that is largely adapted to an arboreal lifestyle. It lives in the Himalayas, sout ...
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Subtaxa
The following varieties are accepted:
*''Viburnum cotinifolium'' var. ''cotinifolium''
*''Viburnum cotinifolium'' var. ''lacei'' – northern Pakistan to the western Himalayas
*''Viburnum cotinifolium'' var. ''wallichii'' – Nepal
References
cotinifolium
Flora of Afghanistan
Flora of Pakistan
Flora of West Himalaya
Flora of Nepal
Flora of Tibet
Flora of East Himalaya
Flora of Assam (region)
Plants described in 1825
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