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Cornaceae - Dogwood family
Literature
Cannon, J.F.M. (1978) Cornaceae FZ 4
Description of the family
Trees or shrubs. Leaves opposite, simple; margin entire or serrate. Stipules 0. Flowers bisexual (Curtisia) or unisexual (Afrocrania), actinomorphic, arranged in panicles (Curtisia) or in dense terminal clusters surrounded by 4 herbaceous bracts (Afrocrania); pedicels not articulated. Petals 4-5. Stamens equal in number and alternating with them. Ovary inferior, 2- or 4-locular. Fruit a drupe. Worldwide: 14 genera and 120 species, mainly northern temperate areas, rare in tropics and southern temperate. |
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Links to genera: (1)
| Genus | Content |
| Curtisia Aiton | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Cornaceae:
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for CornaceaeGoogle: Web - Images - Scholar
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