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Cornus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 118 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000009342.

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Statistics

StatusTotal%
◼︎ synonym 34279%
◼︎ accepted 5813%
◼︎ unplaced 348%
Total434

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Synonyms of Cornus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Afrocrania (Harms) Hutch. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) , n.s., 6: 89 (1942) wfo-4000000849
Arctocrania Nakai Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 23: 39 (1909) wfo-4000002923
Benthamidia Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 8: 106 (1839) wfo-4000004438
Bothrocaryum (Koehne) Pojark. Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 12: 169 (1950) wfo-4000005079
Chamaepericlymenum Hill Brit. Herb. : 331 (1756) wfo-4000007616
Cornella Rydb. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 33: 147 (1906) wfo-4000009327
Cynoxylon Raf. Alsogr. Amer. : 59 (1838) wfo-4000010441
Dendrobenthamia Hutch. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) , n.s., 6: 92 (1942) wfo-4000011058
Discocrania (Harms) M.Král Folia Geobot. Phytotax. Bohemoslov. 1: 377 (1966) wfo-4000012141
Eukrania Raf. Alsogr. Amer. : 59 (1838) wfo-4000014166
Macrocarpium Nakai Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 23: 38 (1909) wfo-4000022679
Ossea Lonitzer ex Nieuwl. & Lunell Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 487 (1916) wfo-4000027402
Swida Opiz Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 2(1): 174 (1838) wfo-4000037137
Telukrama Raf. Alsogr. Amer. : 64 (1838) wfo-4000037735
Thelycrania (Dumort.) Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon , n.s., 16: 394 (1868) wfo-4000038138
Yinquania Z.Y.Zhu Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 4(4): 121 (1984) wfo-4000041086
Chamaepericlimenum Hill Brit. Herb. : 331 (1756) wfo-4000043648
Kraniopsis Raf. Alsogr. Amer. : 76 (1838) wfo-4000045221
Mesomora (Raf.) O.O.Rudbeck ex Lunell Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 487 (1916) wfo-4000045222
Svida Opiz Seznam 94. 1852 wfo-4000046878
Benthamia Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 18: t. 1579 (1833) wfo-4000048449

Species in Cornus ( showing species 1 to 15 of 58)

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Cornus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus acuminata Mouill. Dict. Hort. 1: 372 (1894) wfo-1200063890
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus acuminata hort. ex Lavallée Énum. Arbres 130, nomen. 1877 wfo-0001351518
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus caudata Zoll. Flora 30: 603 (1847) wfo-0000924623
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus cervium Bedevian Illustr. Polyglot. Dict. 469 (1936), in syn. wfo-0001351519
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus chilensis Molina Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili : 173 (1782) wfo-0000924624
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus cinerea Raf. Alsogr. Amer. : 59 (1838) wfo-0000924631
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus citrina hort. ex Handl. Trees Kew Pt. i. [Polypet.] (1894) 249. wfo-0001351520
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus citrina hort. ex Lavallée Énum. Arbres 129, nomen. 1877 wfo-0001351521
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus davurica Laxm. ex Ledeb. Fl. Ross. 2: 386 (1844) wfo-0000924652
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus declinata Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic. : 29 (1893) wfo-0000924653
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus dubia Rehder J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 239 (1924) wfo-0000924659
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus dunbarii Rehder J. Arnold Arbor. 3: 45 (1922) wfo-0000924661
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus elwinortonii Mattera, T.Molnar & Struwe PhytoKeys 55: 97 (2015) wfo-0001343160
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus esquirolii H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 257 (1914) wfo-0000924663
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus haddenii J.Aldridge & S.Andrews Pl. Rev. 6(1): 50 2024 wfo-1000062397
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus horseyi Rehder J. Arnold Arbor. 3: 46 (1922) wfo-0000924720
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus ilicifolia Hassk. & Zoll. Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. Alt. : 168, 311 (1844) wfo-0000924724
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus japonica Thunb. Syst. Veg., ed. 14. : 159 (1784) wfo-0000924730
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus kousa Bürger ex Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2(6): 159. 1866 [Jan 1866] wfo-0001299350
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus kousa f. minor (Nakai) Y.N.Lee Fl. Korea (Lee) 1159, with incorrect basionym ref. 1996 wfo-0001326795
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus kousa f. viridis (Nakai) Y.N.Lee Fl. Korea (Lee) 1159, with incorrect basionym ref. 1996 wfo-0001326796
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus lancifolia Raf. Alsogr. Amer. : 60 (1838) wfo-0000924750
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus longifolia Medik. Bot. Beob. 1782 : 308 (1783) wfo-0000924754
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus macrophylla f. variegata Nakai Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 23(266): 35. 1909 [Mar 1909] wfo-0001325519
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus nervosa Royle Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. [Royle] 234, nomen (Quid?). 1835 [24 Aug 1835] wfo-0001351522
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus parvifolia Raf. Alsogr. Amer. : 61 (1838) wfo-0000924797
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus rosea H.Lév. Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 23: 288 (1914) wfo-0000924824
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus rutgersensis Mattera, T.Molnar & Struwe PhytoKeys 55: 100 (2015) wfo-0001343161
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus sericea var. baileyi Mohlenbr. Vasc. Fl. Illinois 205. 2014 wfo-0001400474
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus serotina Raf. Alsogr. Amer. : 60 (1838) wfo-0000924843
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus serrulata (Blume) Hassk. & Zoll. Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. Alt. : 168 (1844) wfo-0000924845
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus sibirica Raf. Alsogr. Amer. 60 (1838) wfo-1200107445
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus smonbeigii Hemsl. – — wfo-0001299360
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus stolonifer f. flaviramea (Späth ex Koehne) Rickett – wfo-0001323688
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus stolonifera var. behnshi C.K.Schneid. – wfo-0001391876
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus stricta Zoll. & Moritzi Natuur- Geneesk. Arch. Ned.-Indië 2: 10 (1845) wfo-0000924858
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus theleriana hort. ex Handl. Trees Kew Pt. i. [Polypet.] (1894) 251. wfo-0001351523
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus theleyriana hort. ex Lavallée Énum. Arbres 130, nomen. 1877 wfo-0001351524
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus transamericanus J.Aldridge & S.Andrews Pl. Rev. 6(1): 50 2024 wfo-1000062396
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cornus yaeyamensis Hatus. Fl. Ryukyus, ed. 2 160, without latin descr. or type. 1994 wfo-0001357578