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.
