Viburnaceae
Chinese viburnum
Viburnum macrocephalum
- Family
- Viburnaceae
- Genus
- Viburnum
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 綉球莢蒾, 绣球荚蒾, 八仙花, 木绣球, 木绣球茎, 紫阳花, 繡球莢蒾, 绣球
- English
- Chinese viburnum
- Italian
- Viburno
- Russian
- Калина крупноголовчатая
- Turkish
- Çin Kartopu
Synonyms
- Viburnum arborescens Hemsl.
- Viburnum fortunei Dippel
- Viburnum keteleeri Carrière
- Viburnum keteleeri var. macrocephalum (Fortune) Carrière
- Viburnum macrocephalum var. sterile Dippel
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Joseph McPhail, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chandan Hebbale, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Emcc83, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wang.QG, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SmileyNi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist ![Chinese viburnum: 瓊花 Viburnum macrocephalum f keteleeri [比利時 Ghent University Botanical Garden, Belgium]](/plants/viburnum-macrocephalum/photos/dda383472e959ae0-l.webp)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.