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Re: Cornus hongkongensis

Jose,

Out of sheer curiosity as I've never heard of this species, I did a search
in the GRIN Taxonomy species database on the web for Cornus; it lists all
the species they have and C. hongkongensis was listed.  Following is what
was written - copied and pasted from their web page:
..............................
Taxon: Cornus hongkongensis Hemsl.
Genus: Cornus
Family: Cornaceae. 
Nomen number: 402702.
Name verified on 07-Sep-1995 by Systematic Botany Laboratory. Last updated:
22-May-1997.
No species priority site assigned. 1 accessions (by country).
Protologue: J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 23:345. 1888.
Species range:
Zhejiang, China [east]; Jiangxi, China [south]; Fujian, China; Hunan, China
[south]; Guangxi, China; Sichuan, China; Guizhou, China; Yunnan, China;
Hong Kong
Species citations:
•Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. (F China) [=Dendrobenthamia h.
(Hemsley) Hutch.].
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Doesn't tell you about what the plant looks like or its growing
requirements, but at least lets you know such a plant exists!

URL to GRIN species database, FYI -- handy for checking valid plant names:

http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/tax/index.html

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: Jose Almandoz. <almand@arrakis.es>
> To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
> Subject: Cornus hongkongensis
> Date: Thursday, January 01, 1998 4:23 PM
> 
> I made the same question in the past, but didn't get an answer... Is
theer
> a plant with thi sname, CORNUS HONGKONGENSIS???. We receive them with
this
> name from Boskoop, Holland. It makes a dainty small tree with evergreen
> shiny foliage. New growth is burgundy. Flowers in summer (quite late for
a
> Cornus) similar to Cornus kousa, in more yellow, and the new growth
> frequently shows at this time too... Fruit small and bright red. It is a
> very pretty plant and I'd like to get more information about it. I
believe
> it is not very hardy, as the producer lost all his mother plants in a
> Winter...
> 
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