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Taxon:  Viburnum tinus L.



Summary
Genus:
Viburnum
Family:
Viburnaceae
Nomen number:
41433
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:267. 1753
Verified:
03/26/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Viburnum tinus L. subsp. rigidum (Vent.) P. Silva (0 active accession[s])
Viburnum tinus L. subsp. subcordatum Trel. (0 active accession[s])
Viburnum tinus L. subsp. tinus (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Viburnum lucidum Mill.
Viburnum tinus L. var. hirtum Aiton
Viburnum tinus L. var. lucidum (Mill.) Aiton
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
  3. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
  4. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: suppl.
  5. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  6. Fouché, J.-G. 1999. pers. comm. Note: re. French common names
  7. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  8. Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
  9. Hara, H. 1983. A revision of Caprifoliaceae of Japan with reference to allied plants in other districts and the Adoxaceae. Ginkgoana 5:180.
  10. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  11. Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds. 2004. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  12. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
  13. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
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Common names
English
laurustinus –
French
laurier tin –
Swedish
lagerolvon –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias 
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya n.w.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey w. (islands)
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Azores]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Libya (n.w.), Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey (w. (islands))
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=41433. Accessed 14 May 2025.