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''Viburnum tinus'' (Laurustinus, laurustinus viburnum, or laurestine) is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae, native to the Mediterranean area of Europe and North Africa. ''Laurus'' signifies the leaves' similarities to bay laurel. == Description == It is a shrub (rarely a small tree) reaching tall and broad, with a dense, rounded crown. The leaves are evergreen, persisting 2–3 years, ovate to elliptic, borne in opposite pairs, 4–10 cm long and 2–4 cm broad, with an entire margin. The flowers are small, white or light pink, produced from reddish-pink buds in dense cymes 5–10 cm diameter in the winter. The fragrant flowers are bisexual and pentamerous. The flowering period is from October to June. Pollination is by insects. The fruit is a dark blue-black drupe 5–7 mm long. There are three subspecies: * ''Viburnum tinus'' subsp. ''tinus''. Mediterranean region. * ''Viburnum tinus'' subsp. ''rigidum'' (syn. ''V. rigidum''). Canary Islands. * ''Viburnum tinus'' subsp. ''subcordatum''. Azores. Leaves have domatia where predatory and microbivorous mites can be housed.〔Plants, mites and mutualism: leaf domatia and the abundance and reproduction of mites on Viburnum tinus (Caprifoliaceae). Raul Grostal and Dennis J. O'Dowd, Oecologia, April 1994, Volume 97, Issue 3, pages 308-315, 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Viburnum tinus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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