Cornus capitata
Bentham's Cornel, Bentham's Dogwood
Other regional names: Evergreen Dogwood
- Evergreen Dogwood
Also known as: Benthamia capitata (Wall.) Nakai +11 more
- Benthamia capitata (Wall.) Nakai
- Benthamidia capitata (Wall.) H.Hara
- Cynoxylon capitatum (Wall.) Nakai
- Dendrobenthamia capitata (Wall.) Hutch.
- Dendrobenthamiia angustata var. wuyishanensis (W.P.Fang & Y.T.Hsieh) W.P.Fang & W.K.Hu
- Dendrobenthamiia capitata (Wall.) Hutch.
- Dendrobenthamiia capitata var. emeiensis (W.P.Fang & Y.T.Hsieh) W.P.Fang & W.K.Hu
- Dendrobenthamiia emeiensis W.P.Fang & Y.T.Hsieh
- Dendrobenthamiia hupehensis W.P.Fang
- Dendrobenthamiia longipedunculata S.S.Chang & X.Chen
- Dendrobenthamiia wuyishanensis W.P.Fang & Y.T.Hsieh
- Dendrobenthamiia wuyishanica W.P.Fang & Y.T.Hsieh
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cornaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Cornus capitata (commonly known as Bentham's cornel or Bentham's dogwood) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Cornaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
New Zealand North, New Zealand South
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms