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Cornus kousa

Cornus kousa Hance

kousa dogwood

Cultivar(s): Pendula
Cornus kousa (Kousa Dogwood)
Image ID: 5032
Image by: Hardin, J.W.
Image Collection: Herbarium Collection

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: COKO2
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cornus kousa
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01

CULTIVAR INDEX

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1300 Pendula View

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: CORNU
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Cornus
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Dogwood
GENUS SUMMARY: (contributed by Z.E. Murrell & A.S. Weakley)
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GENUS REFERENCES: Haines (2011)=X; Godfrey (1988)=Z; Wilson (1965); Murrell (1993); Zhang et al. (2008); Xiang et al. (2006); Fan & Xiang (2001); Eyde (1987); Xiang, Soltis, & Soltis (1998); Ferguson (1966c, 1966d)=Y; Kubitzki in Kubitzki (2004).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: CORNAC
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Cornaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: (Berchtold & J. Presl) Dumortier 1829
FAMILY COMMON: Dogwood Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of 2 genera and about 85 species, trees, shrubs, lianas, and subshrubs, semicosmopolitan (mainly northern hemisphere). The Cornaceae is best circumscribed to exclude Nyssa (Xiang et al. 2002).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Xiang et al. (2002); Kubitzki in Kubitzki (2004).

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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id acc_num acc_dt coll_id Action
830 1985-0494 View
831 1985-0495 View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num acc_id loc_num pers_num inst_dt Action
1576 830 167 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View
1577 830 8 NCBG staff 1983-06-03 View
1578 831 166 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: COKO2
USDA Common Name: Kousa Dogwood
Native Status: L48 (I)
Distribution: USA (NJ, NY)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cornus kousa
COMMON NAME: Kousa Dogwood
SYNONYMY: [= K; = Benthamidia japonica (Siebold & Zuccarini) Hara - X; = Cynoxylon kousa (Hance) Nakai]
PHENOLOGY:
HABITAT: Suburban areas, sometimes planted as an ornamental and may persist or seed down in the immediate vicinity of the parent tree.
COMMENTS: {not mapped; rejected as a component of our flora}
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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Cornaceae (Berchtold & J. Presl) Dumortier 1829 (Dogwood Family)
SUMMARY: A family of 2 genera and about 85 species, trees, shrubs, lianas, and subshrubs, semicosmopolitan (mainly northern hemisphere). The Cornaceae is best circumscribed to exclude Nyssa (Xiang et al. 2002).
REFERENCE: Xiang et al. (2002); Kubitzki in Kubitzki (2004).
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Cornus L. (Dogwood)
SUMMARY: (contributed by Z.E. Murrell & A.S. Weakley)
REFERENCE: Haines (2011)=X; Godfrey (1988)=Z; Wilson (1965); Murrell (1993); Zhang et al. (2008); Xiang et al. (2006); Fan & Xiang (2001); Eyde (1987); Xiang, Soltis, & Soltis (1998); Ferguson (1966c, 1966d)=Y; Kubitzki in Kubitzki (2004).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Cornus kousa in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Cornus kousa in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Cornus kousa in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Cornus kousa in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Cornus kousa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cornus kousa

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 5032 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 5032 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 5039 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 5032 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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