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Viburnum L.
Genus composed of 160 species distributed mainly through the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, with some species in mountainous areas of South America and SW Asia. In North Africa there are 2 species with very unequal distribution and abundance. V. tinus, is common and widely distributed throughout almost the entire non-steppic Mediterranean area, while V. lantana is only found in some areas of the Middle Atlas and Tellian Atlas.
Key to species
1 Evergreen shrub, with ± coriaceous leaves and fruits uncompressed, ovoid, black-blueish Viburnum tinus
1 Deciduous shrub, with soft leaves and fruits rounded-compressed, red Viburnum lantana
Updated by: B. Valdés & J. Charco.