Viburnum utile, the service viburnum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Viburnaceae, native to central and southern China.[1] A leggy evergreen shrub reaching 4 to 8 ft (1.2 to 2.4 m), it is rarely found in commerce.[2] Instead, its chief utility has been as a parent to viburnum hybrids, including Viburnum × burkwoodii (with V. carlesii) and Viburnum × pragense (with V. rhytidophyllum).[3][4] The V. × burkwoodii cultivars 'Mohawk' and 'Park Farm Hybrid', and the V. × pragense cultivar 'Pragense' have all gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Adoxaceae |
| Genus: | Viburnum |
| Species: | V. utile
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| Viburnum utile | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Viburnum utile Hemsl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Viburnum utile". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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- ^ "Viburnum x burkwoodii". North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. N.C. Cooperative Extension. 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
Common Name(s): Burkwood Viburnum
- ^ "Viburnum 'Pragense'". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "AGM Plants July 2021 © RHS – ORNAMENTAL" (PDF). The Royal Horticultural Society. July 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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