A variety of Sweet viburnum
Viburnaceae
- Range
- Mainland Japan(west of Kanto), Shikoku, Kyushu, the Ryukyu Islands, Jeju Island, Taiwan, and the Philippines
This tall evergreen tree is scattered throughout mountain forests and is commonly used as a park and garden tree. On Amami-Oshima and Tokunoshima, it thrives in high-altitude areas, while on Kikai-jima and Okinoerabu-jima, it grows in lowland. The shape of its leaves is quite varied, with those from mountainous areas generally being less attractive than those from lower elevations. The tree’s red fruits that appear in summer inspired its Japanese name, which means "coral tree."
Habitat of This Animal:
A:Forest along the valley - A3:Deep forest
Along the mountain valleys grows a high humidity forest. In such an environment, Quercus miyagii, a species of oak often grows in clusters. Some of these grow more than 20m tall and with trunk diameters exceeding 1m, with largely developed buttress roots. Also, there are many animals and plants preferring humid environments, supporting the abundant biota of Tokunoshima Island together with the forest along mountain ridges.
This A3:Deep forest