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*Cornus Linnaeus. Common name: Dogwood, Cornel.

A genus of about about 6 species (as more narrowly treated here), trees, shrubs, and subshrubs, of Eurasia, tropical Africa, and nw. North America.

References: Eyde (1987); Fan & Xiang (2001); Ferguson (1966c); Ferguson (1966d); Godfrey (1988); Kubitzki et al. (2004); Murrell (1993); Murrell & Poindexter (2016) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016); Pais, Whetten, & Xiang (2016); Wilson (1965); Xiang et al. (2006); Xiang, Soltis, & Soltis (1998); Zhang et al. (2008). Show full citations.

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