Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCornales
FamilyCornaceae
GenusCornus
Scientific name with authorshipCornus hongkongensis Hemsl.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Benthamia hongkongensis (Hemsl.) NakaiBenthamia japonica var. sinensis Benth.Benthamidia hongkongensis (Hemsl.) H.HaraCornus hongkongensis var. hongkongensisCynoxylon hongkongense (Hemsl.) NakaiDendrobenthamia hongkongensis (Hemsl.) Hutch.Dendrobenthamiia brevipedunculata W.P.Fang & Y.T.HsiehDendrobenthamiia elegans W.P.Fang & Y.T.HsiehDendrobenthamiia elegans var. rotundifolia (W.P.Fang & Y.T.Hsieh) W.P.Fang & W.K.HuDendrobenthamiia ferruginea var. jiangxiensis W.P.Fang & Y.T.HsiehDendrobenthamiia ferruginea var. jinyunensis (W.P.Fang & W.K.Hu) W.P.Fang & W.K.HuDendrobenthamiia gigantea var. caudata W.P.Fang & W.K.HuDendrobenthamiia hongkongensis (Hemsl.) Hutch.Dendrobenthamiia jinyunensis W.P.Fang & W.K.HuDendrobenthamiia latibracteata W.P.Fang & Y.T.HsiehDendrobenthamiia pachyphylla W.P.Fang & W.K.HuDendrobenthamiia qianxinanica S.S.Chang & X.ChenDendrobenthamiia rotundifolia W.P.Fang & Y.T.HsiehDendrobenthamiia tonkinensis W.P.FangDendrobenthamiia tonkinensis var. brevipedunculata (W.P.Fang & Y.T.Hsieh) W.P.Fang & W.K.HuDendrobenthamiia xanthocarpa C.Y.Wu
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier271589-1
Use codesHF MA
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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