CORNACEAEDOGWOOD FAMILY

GENERA

CORNACEAE - DOGWOOD FAMILY

Scientific Description:

Treesorshrubs. Leavessimple, entire, usuallyopposite, exstipulate. Flowers in corymbosecymesorumbels, hermaphrodite, actinomorphic, epigynous. Sepalssmallorabsent. Petalsusually 4. Stamensusually 4, alternatingwiththepetals. Ovaryinferior, 2-locular; ovules 1 perloculus, pendulousfromapex, anatropous; style 1. Fruit a drupewith a single 2-locular pyrene; seedswithcopiousendosperm.

 

Reference:
Davis PH (1972). Cornaceae,
In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkeyandthe East AegeanIslands, Edinburgh UniversityPress, Edinburgh, 4: 539.

Public Description:

The “dogwoodfamily” containsmostlytreesandshrubs, whichmay be deciduousorevergreen, andrarelycontainsseveralperennialherbaceousplants. Theyspread in theNorth and South temperate, andtropicalmountains. Themembers of thisfamilyareused as ornamentalplants. Italso has ediblefruitsand is grownforwoodforuse in makingfurniture.

 

References:

Anonymous 1 (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornaceae/, Accesseddate: 05.02.2016.

Anonymous2 (2016). https://www.britannica.com/plant/dogwood/, Accesseddate: 05.02.2016.

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