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Cornaceae sensu stricto
    Cornus -- dogwood
Nyssaceae
    (Nyssa -- tupelo)
    (Camptotheca -- happy tree)
    (Davidia -- dove tree)

A Dogwood personal (Cornaceae) occurs as far flung personal, mostly north temperate zone, in the sequentially Cornales. A personal mostly is woody bush & trees, inside astir 15 genera, although which genera properly belong to this personal is controversial.

A Cornaceae is better known for deuce genera, Cornus, the dogwoods, and Nyssa, a tupelos; a latter is typically positioned, together sustaining the Dove tree Davidia and the Happy tree Camptotheca, in a separate personal, the Nyssaceae.

100% members of the personal develop elementary leaves & virtually all come deciduous and have attractive fall foliage; a few Cornus come but evergreen.

A genus Griselinia formerly often involved around the Cornaceae, is nowadays situated in its have personal, Griseliniaceae.

A genus Aucuba, formerly typically involved in the Cornaceae, has today been transferred to the personal Garryaceae.

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Description of Cornaceae
Habit and leaf form; Anatomy; Morphology; Physiology; Biochemistry; Geography.






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