View source for Cornus subg. Cynoxylon

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|accepted_name=Cornus subg. Cynoxylon
|accepted_authority=(Rafinesque) Rafinesque
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Alsogr. Amer.,
|place=59. 1838
|year=1838
}}
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Basionym
|name=Cornus sect. Cynoxylon
|authority=Rafinesque
|rank=section
|publication_title=Med. Fl.
|publication_place=1: 132. 1828
}}
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Benthamidia
|authority=Spach
|rank=genus
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Cynoxylon
|authority=(Rafinesque) Small
|rank=genus
}}
|hierarchy=Cornaceae;Cornus;Cornus subg. Cynoxylon
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Cornaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Cornus]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subgenus</small>[[Cornus subg. Cynoxylon]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 12
|mention_page=page 444
|treatment_page=page 445
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--><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism growth form;whole_organism growth form"><b>Shrubs </b>or trees;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="rhizome presence">rhizomes absent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="branch arrangement;leaf arrangement"><b>Branches </b>and leaves opposite.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties=""><b>Inflorescences </b>capitula;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="bract quantity;bract development;bract architecture;bract position relational;bract position relational">bracts 4–6, well developed, petaloid, subtending inflorescence and surrounding or enclosing it over winter.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="pedicel presence"><b>Pedicels </b>absent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="drupe fusion"><b>Drupes </b>distinct;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="stone apex architecture or relief;stone apex shape">stone apex dimpled to rounded.</span><!--

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|distribution=North America;Mexico
|discussion=<p>Species 2 (2 in the flora).</p>
|tables=
|references=
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==Key==
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{| class="wikitable fna-keytable"
|-id=key-0-1
|1
|Drupes angular in cross section, closely appressed to each other; petaloid bracts 4–6 per inflorescence; w North America.
|[[Cornus nuttallii|Cornus nuttallii]]
|-id=key-0-1
|1
|Drupes round in cross section, spreading from each other; petaloid bracts 4 per inflorescence; e North America.
|[[Cornus florida|Cornus florida]]
|}
</div></div><!--

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name=Cornus subg. Cynoxylon
|authority=(Rafinesque) Rafinesque
|rank=subgenus
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Benthamidia;Cynoxylon
|basionyms=Cornus sect. Cynoxylon
|family=Cornaceae
|distribution=North America;Mexico
|reference=None
|publication title=Alsogr. Amer.,
|publication year=1838
|special status=
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|genus=Cornus
|subgenus=Cornus subg. Cynoxylon
|bract architecture=petaloid
|bract development=developed
|bract position relational=enclosing;surrounding
|bract quantity=4;6
|branch arrangement=opposite
|drupe fusion=distinct
|leaf arrangement=opposite
|pedicel presence=absent
|rhizome presence=absent
|stone apex architecture or relief=dimpled
|stone apex shape=rounded
|whole_organism growth form=tree;shrub
}}<!--

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