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Cornus subg. Syncarpea
Acta Phytotax. Sin. 25: 128. 1987.
Introduced
Basionym: Benthamia subg. Syncarpea Nakai Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 23: 41. 1909
Synonyms: Dendrobenthamia Hutchinson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 444.
Trees [shrubs]; rhizomes absent. Branches and leaves opposite. Inflorescences capitula; bracts 4, well developed, petaloid, subtending inflorescence but not enclosing it over winter, 2 pairs of scalelike bracts enclosing inflorescence over winter. Pedicels absent. Drupes within inflorescence fused into a syncarp; stone apex pointed.
Distribution
Introduced; Asia
Discussion
Species 5 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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papillate +
epigynous +
dehiscing +
twisted +
curling +
long +
erect +
ornamented +
petaloid +
developed +
adnate +
not enclosing +
scale-like +
opposite +
decumbent +
caducous +
Asia +
fleshy +
bisexual +
fused +
1-celled +
adnate +
fused +
true +
showy +
simple +
opposite +
intrastaminal +
absent +
[1-]2[-4]-locular +
apical +
inferior +
epitropous +
apotropous +
absent +
epigynous +
valvate +
cream +
purple +
distinct +
absent +
[1-]2[-4]-carpellate +
Acta Phytotax. Sin. +
1987 +
absent +
longitudinal +
Introduced +
exserted +
absent +
pointed +
Cornus subg. Syncarpea +
Cornus +
subgenus +
rooting +
synoecious +