Benthamidia Spach. Common name: Big-bracted Dogwood.
A genus of about 7-17 species, trees, of Asia, e. North America, w. North America, and montane Mexico. See Cornaceae for discussion of generic treatment. We here circumscribe Benthamidia broadly to include the syncarpous, big-bracted dogwoods of e. Asia, sometimes separated as genus Dendrobenthamia Hutchinson. The larger number of species (17) was suggested by analyses of Du, Cheng, & Xiang (2023), though they declined to recognize these, seemingly pointing to a brave, new, rank-free PhyloCode world.
References: Du, Cheng, & Xiang (2023); Eyde (1987); Hara (1948); Murrell & Poindexter (2016) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016). Show full citations.
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© Gary P. Fleming | Benthamidia florida | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Benthamidia japonica | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Cornus florida, Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler | Benthamidia florida source | Original Image ⭷
© Erik Danielson | Benthamidia florida source | Original Image ⭷
© Scott Ward | Benthamidia florida | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Benthamidia japonica | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Cornus florida var. rubra, Stone Mountain Park, Dekalb County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler | Benthamidia florida source | Original Image ⭷
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