Viburnum awabuki K. Koch, Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 10: 109. 1867; V. awabuki var. serratum (Makino) Nakai; V. odoratissimum var. conspersum W. W. Smith; V. odoratissimum var. serratum Makino; V. sessiliflorum Geddes; V. simonsii J. D. Hooker & Thomson.

Petiole reddish; leaf blade lustrous, elliptic-obovate, thickly leathery, lateral veins 5-8-jugate. Inflorescence axes glabrous. Corolla campanulate; tube 3-4 mm. 2n = 40.

This variety is commonly cultivated in China (e.g., Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang).

Forests; sea level to 1500 m. Taiwan [Japan, ?Philippines].