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Viburnum opulus L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 268 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000422807.

Synonyms of Viburnum opulus L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Opulus edulis J.Presl Prir. Rostlin 2: 98 (1825) wfo-0000385941
Opulus vulgaris Borkh. Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 1(2): 20 (1797) wfo-0000385943
Opulus palustris Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 489 (1821 publ. 1822) wfo-0000385945
Opulus oxycoccos (Pursh) J.Presl Prir. Rostlin 2: 97 (1825) wfo-0000385946
Opulus glandulosa Moench Methodus (Moench) 505 (1794) wfo-0000385949
Viburnum glandulosum Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 172 (1796) wfo-0000421074
Viburnum lobatum Lam. Fl. Franç. 3: 363 (1779) wfo-0000421116
Viburnum nanum Dippel Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 173 (1889) wfo-0000421123
Viburnum americanum Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 8 (1768) wfo-0000421282
Viburnum oxycoccos Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 203 (1813) wfo-0000422800
Viburnum palustre Raf. Alsogr. Amer. : 56 (1838) wfo-0000422801
Viburnum opuloides Muhl. Cat. Pl. Amer. Sept. : 32 (1813) wfo-0000422810
Viburnum pinnina Raf. Alsogr. Amer. : 57 (1838) wfo-0000422822
Viburnum primina Raf. Med. Repos. , ser. 2, 5: 354 (1808) wfo-0000422826
Viburnum opulus subsp. opulus wfo-0001042041
Viburnum trilobum Marshall Arbust. Amer. : 162 (1785) wfo-0001290689
Viburnum opulus var. opulus wfo-0001290754
Viburnum opulus f. glabrifolium Gajić Naucni Skup. Od. Prir.-Mat. Nauka 1(1): 11. 1974 wfo-0001322835
Viburnum opulus subsp. trilobum (Marshall) R.T.Clausen Cornell Univ. Agric. Exp. Sta. Mem. 291: 10. 1949 wfo-0001359887
Viburnum opulus subsp. americanum (Mill.) Piper & Beattie Fl. N.W. Coast [Piper & Beattie] 337. 1915 [10 Nov 1915] wfo-0001360064
Viburnum opulus var. trilobum (Marshall) McAtee Rev. Nearctic Viburnum 48. 1956 wfo-0001371145
Viburnum opulus var. pimina Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. (Michaux) 1: 180. 1803 [19 Mar 1803] wfo-0001378982
Viburnum opulus var. subintegrifolium (Hook.) Torr. & A.Gray Fl. N. Amer. (Torr. & A. Gray) 2(1): 18. 1841 [May 1841] wfo-0001378983
Viburnum oxycoccos var. eradiatum Oakes Mag. Hort. Bot. 7: 183. 1841 as Oxycoccus; Notice Rare Pl. New England, 5 wfo-0001378984
Viburnum oxycoccos var. subintegrifolium Hook. Fl. Bor.-Amer. (Hooker) 1(6): 281. 1833 [late 1833] wfo-0001378985
Viburnum opulus var. flavum Horw. Rep. (Annual) Watson Bot. Exch. Club 2(12): 540. 1916 [1915-1916 publ. 1916] wfo-0001382850
Viburnum opulus var. vasicii Gajić Naucni Skup. Od. Prir.-Mat. Nauka 1(1): 11. 1974 wfo-0001386656

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