29 September 2024.
Chungcheongnam-do, Korea, South
Locality: Taean-gun, Sowon-myeon: Uihang-ri: Taean Taebae Beach.
Coordinates: 30.8437, 126.1605
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Elevation: 7m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Wooded cliff above sandy beach and high tide line in a protected cove in 75 to 50 percent shade. Growing in sand, rock. Slope: 45 to 75 degrees. Aspect: East.
Number of plants sampled: 8
Associated species: Tilia amurensis; Carpinus coreana; Prunus serrulata; Pinus thunbergii; Fraxinus chinensis subsp. rhynchophylla [listed as F. rhynchophylla]; Pueraria montana var. lobata; Celtis sinensis.
Comment: Spreading, multistemmed shrub anchored into rocks and sand. Height 3 m; spread 3 m. Bark gray, unremarkable. Leaves typical for the species, felty/scurvy surfaces; just starting to develop autumn leaf color (yellow banding). Fruit mostly green, occasional red, flatted drupes clustered at branch ends. Locally common, in patches; seeds collected from eight plants. Viburnum carlesii [listed by collectors as V. carlesii var. carlesii] only grows in coastal areas and Ulleungdo, in contrast to Viburnum bitchiuense [listed as V. carlesii var. bitchiuense] which is in mountainous/inland areas (as per Prof Sang-Hun Oh's current/ongoing research)