Cornus kousa subsp. kousa

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Sikkim, Temp. E. Asia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

East Himalaya, Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto

Introduced into:

Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chettri, A., Barik, S.K., Singh, B., Adhikari, D. & Lyngdoh, M.K. (2012). Cornus kousa F. Buerger ex Hance subsp. kousa (Cornaceae), a new record from India. Taiwania 57: 77-81.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Singh, P. & al. (2014). Additions to the Indian flora in 2012. Phytotaxonomy 14: 133-149.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chettri, A., Barik, S.K., Singh, B., Adhikari, D. & Lyngdoh, M.K. (2012). Cornus kousa F. Buerger ex Hance subsp. kousa (Cornaceae), a new record from India. Taiwania 57: 77-81.
  • Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds.) (2012). Records of the Hawaii biological survey for 2011. Part II: plants. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 113: 1-102.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016). Flora of North America North of Mexico 12: 1-603. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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