Cornus obliqua Rafinesque

Cornus obliqua Rafinesque is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2016.

Vernacular names

• cornouiller oblique Marie-Victorin, 1995

• silky dogwood Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2005
• narrow-leaved dogwood Anions
• pale dogwood FNA Ed. Comm., 2016

Synonyms

• Cornus amomum subsp. obliqua (Rafinesque) J.S. Wilson FNA Ed. Comm., 2016
• Cornus amomum var. schuetzeana (C.A. Meyer) Rickett FNA Ed. Comm., 2016
• Cornus purpusii Koehne FNA Ed. Comm., 2016
• Cornus sericea var. schuetzeana E. Meyer TROPICOS
• Swida amomum var. schuetzeana (C.A. Meyer) A. Haines IPNI
• Swida obliqua (Rafinesque) Moldenke TROPICOS
• Swida purpusii (Koehne) A. Heller FNA Ed. Comm., 2016

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Asteranae
Order	Cornales
Family	Cornaceae
Genus	Cornus
Subgenus	Cornus subg. Kraniopsis
Species	Cornus obliqua

Habit

Shrub