Cornus controversa




Family Cornaceae
Scientific name Cornus controversa Hemsley
Synonyms Bothrocaryum controversum (Hemsley) Pojarkova; Cornus brachypoda Miquel, not C. A. Meyer; Cornus controversa Hemsley var. angustifolia Wangerin; Cornus longipetiolata Hayata; Cornus macrophylla Walter; Cornus obovata Thunberg; Cornus sanguinea Thunberg; Cornus sanguinea Thunberg var. pluricostata K. Koch; Swida controversa (Hemsley ex Prain) Soják
Common name (Japanese common name) mizuki [water tree]
(English common name) giant dogwood
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, India
Chromosomal number 2n=20
Description Plants 10-20m tall. Leaves 6-15cm long. Flowers white 7-8mm, flowering in May to June. Deciduous. Arbor trees.
Reference Cornus controversa Hemsl. ex Prain
Cornus controversa Hemsley
Hair dyeing by iridoid glycosides and aglycons thereof (US Patent 5078750/1992)
Hair dye and hair-dyeing methods using the same (US Patent 6656229/2003)
Hair dye and hair-dyeing methods using the same (US Patent 6849096/2005)



May 2007
at lowland forest
May 2007
at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden
May 2007
at lowland forest



May 2007
at lowland forest
May 2007
at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden