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June 2025

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genus

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.

Statistics

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

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

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