Cornus paucinervis
Hance
CornaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
Temperate. It can grow well in shade or sun but likes a moist soil. Melbourne Botanical gardens.
Asia, Australia, China*, Slovenia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A small shrub. It loses its leaves. It grows 1 m tall. The leaves are narrow and light green. The flowers are small and white and produced in late summer.
Notes
There are about 45 Cornus species.
References (4)
- Hibbert, M., 2002, The Aussie Plant Finder 2002, Florilegium. p 74
- J. Bot. 19:216. 1881
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
- Ryan, S., 2008, Dicksonia. Rare Plants Manual. Hyland House. p 18
