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An evergreen shrub or small tree, usually about 5 m tall, native to coastal forests of East Asia and widely planted as an ornamental, hedge and windbreak. It is grown in gardens in USDA zones 7 to 9 and is tolerant of salt and wind.
Viburnum awabuki, the Awabuki sweet viburnum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Viburnaceae. Many authorities consider it to be a variety of Viburnum odoratissimum, Viburnum odoratissimum var. awabuki. It is native to eastern Asia; Korea, Japan, the Ryukyus, and Taiwan, and is a common ornamental in China. An evergreen shrub or tree usually 5 m (16 ft) tall, with some individuals reaching 8 m (26 ft), it is typically found in coastal forests at elevations from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft). Hardy in USDA Zones 7 through 9, the unimproved ("wild type") species and a number of cultivars are available from commercial suppliers.
It is extensively used as an ornamental in China and Japan, in a variety of landscaping applications; park tree, street tree, hedging, and in green roofs, firebreaks, windbreaks, and storm-surge resistance plantings. In the past it was used as a fish poison by artisanal fishers. The phytochemicals produced by the plant, including vibsanins, salicin, emulsin, diterpenoids, triterpenes, and sesquiterpenes, have been extensively isolated and cataloged, with an eye towards their potential anticarcinogenic and anti-tumor properties.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
