Abstract
The genus Cornus (family Cornaceae) consists of about 40 species, nearly all of which are native to the northern hemisphere. The name dogwood is a corruption of dagwood or dagger wood because the daggers (for skewering meat) were made from the wood of some sorts (Everett 1981; another tradition also exists that the extract of the barks was used for the treatment of skin disease in dogs). Cornus plants, with flower clusters surrounded by large, spreading, petal-like bracts, have great decorative merit for garden and landscape trees. C florida (eastern flowering dogwood) and C. nuttallii (western flowering dogwood) are especially popular trees in North America.
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Ishimaru, K., Tanaka, N., Kamiya, T., Sato, T., Shimomura, K. (1998). Cornus kousa (Dogwood): In Vitro Culture, and the Production of Tannins and Other Phenolic Compounds. In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants X. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 41. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58833-4_8
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