Cornus amomum Mill.

  • Filed As

    Cornaceae
    Cornus amomum Mill.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 7273, 17 May 2009

  • Location

    United States of America. Tennessee. Lake Co. W side of Reelfoot Lake, ca 8.3 km NNE of Tiptonville, Black Bayou Area, S of Ernie Pierce Rd.

  • Habitat

    Freshwater emergent marsh with low, deciduous forest on higher ground.

  • Description

    Tree arching 3-4 m tall, the stem 3.5 cm diam; bark grey, ± smooth; twigs and petioles red; leaf blade abaxials glaucous; inflorescence flat-topped; flowers pale yellow, malodorous. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01088655

    Occurrence ID: f124582c-23f8-4b9c-8e97-8da85a117e64

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01122662, D. E. Atha 7273, Cornus amomum Mill. - Accepted : Cornaceae (256.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Cornales

  • Family

    Cornaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cornus amomum Mill. det D. E. Atha, 2009

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Tennessee

  • County/Municipio

    Lake Co.

  • Locality

    W side of Reelfoot Lake, ca 8.3 km NNE of Tiptonville, Black Bayou Area, S of Ernie Pierce Rd

  • Elevation

    Alt. 86 m. (282 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    36.4337, -89.4035

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The New York Botanical Garden
Comaceae
Cornus amomum Mill,
det. D. Atha, 2009
United States of America. Tennessee: Lake Co. W side of Reelfoot
Lake, ca 8.3 km NNE of Tiptonville, Black Bayou Area, S of Ernie Pierce
Rd. 36.433749N, 89.403535W (±100m), ca 86m. Freshwater emergent
marsh with low, deciduous forest on higher ground.
Tree arching 3-4 m tall, the stem 3.5 cm diam; bark grey, ± smooth; twigs
and petioles red; leaf blade abaxials glaucous; inflorescence flat-topped;
flowers pale yellow, malodorous. Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 7273
17 May 2009
01088655