Cornus capitata Wall. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Cornus

Family:

Cornaceae

Nomen number:

11546

Place of publication:

W. Roxburgh, Fl. ind. 1:434. 1820

Verified:

07/14/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Benthamia fragifera Lindl.

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Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Dendrobenthamia capitata (Wall.) Hutch.
Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Foreman, D. B. & N. G. Walsh. 1993-. Flora of Victoria.
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim. Note: = Benthamidia capitata (Wall.) H. Hara
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: = Benthamidia capitata (Wall.) H. Hara
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Matthew, K. M. & S. Alamelu. 1988. Cornaceae. Fascicles of flora of India. 19:22.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Common names

English
Bentham's cornel –
Bentham's dogwood –
evergreen dogwood –
French
cornouiller du Bentham –
Swedish
smultronkornell –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang Zizhiqu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng	s.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Assam
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Himachal Pradesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Meghalaya
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Nagaland
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Punjab
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Sikkim
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Uttar Pradesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	West Bengal	n.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar		n.
2	Cultivated					also cult.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Guizhou Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng (s.)]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal (n.), Sikkim], Nepal
INDO-CHINA: Myanmar (n.)

Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Australasia

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Environmental	ornamental	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Human food	fruit	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Materials	tannin/dyestuff	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Medicines	folklore	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).