''Viburnum macrocephalum'' ( zh, 繡球莢蒾 "hydrangea viburnum", or "tree hydrangea"),
common name
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Chinese snowball, is a
species
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of
flowering plant
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in the
family
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Adoxaceae (formerly
Caprifoliaceae
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),
native
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People
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to mainland China.
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''Viburnum macrocephalum ''
/ref> Its fertile form, ''Viburnum macrocephalum'' f. ''keteleeri'' ( zh, 瓊花, ''qiong hua'', "white jade flower"), is of great cultural significance in China.
Gallery
File:OB Viburnum macrocephalum P1000593.JPG, ''Viburnum macrocephalum''
File:Viburnum macrocephalum f.keteleeri.JPG, ''Viburnum macrocephalum''
File:Chinese snowball.jpg, ''Viburnum macrocephalum'' f. ''keteleeri''
File:Viburnum macrocephalum f. keteleeri.jpg, ''Viburnum macrocephalum'' f. ''keteleeri''
References
macrocephalum
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