Taxon: Cornus kousa Hance subsp. chinensis (Osborn) Q. Y. Xiang

Summary

Genus:

Cornus

Family:

Cornaceae

Nomen number:

461432

Place of publication:

Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 7(2):46. 1987

Verified:

07/14/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

32 (29 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Cornus kousa Bürger ex Hance (31 active accession[s])
Cornus kousa Hance subsp. kousa (8 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Cornus kousa Hance var. chinensis Osborn

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Dendrobenthamia japonica (DC.) W. P. Fang var. chinensis (Osborn) W. P. Fang

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	Chinese dogwood	1	Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
German	chinesischer Blumen-Hartriegel	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1325. Note: as Cornus kousa var. chinensis
Swedish	kinesisk blomsterkornell	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	si zhao hua	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng	Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis (Osborn) W. P. Fang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng	Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis (Osborn) W. P. Fang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng	Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis (Osborn) W. P. Fang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng	Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis (Osborn) W. P. Fang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Heilongjiang Sheng	Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis (Osborn) W. P. Fang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng	Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis (Osborn) W. P. Fang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng	Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis (Osborn) W. P. Fang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng	Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis (Osborn) W. P. Fang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng	Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis (Osborn) W. P. Fang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng	Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis (Osborn) W. P. Fang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng	Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis (Osborn) W. P. Fang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng	Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis (Osborn) W. P. Fang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng	Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis (Osborn) W. P. Fang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng	Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis (Osborn) W. P. Fang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng	Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis (Osborn) W. P. Fang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan

Reference(s)

Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis (Osborn) W. P. Fang

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Human food	beverage base		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=461432. Accessed 15 April 2026.