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Cornaceae
Benthamidia

not marked as a favorite taxon *Benthamidia japonica (Siebold & Zuccarini) Hara var. japonica. Common name: Kousa Dogwood. Phenology: Apr-Jul. Habitat: Suburban areas, sometimes planted as an ornamental and may persist or seed down in the immediate vicinity of the parent tree. Distribution: Native of e. Asia (China, Korea, Japan).

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Section: Cephalocrania.

Origin/Endemic status: E., se., and s. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: (Alt) = Cornus kousa Bürger ex Hance ssp. kousa — POWO, ZALT; = Cynoxylon kousa (Hance) Nakai; = Dendrobenthamia japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) Hutch.; = n/a — C, F, RAB, S; < Benthamidia japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) Hara — NE; < Cornus kousa Hance — FNA12, K1, K4, NS, NY. Basionym: Benthamia japonica Siebold & Zuccarini 1836

Links to other floras: < Cornus kousa - FNA12

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