| Cornus officinalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Cornaceae |
| Genus: | Cornus |
| Subgenus: | Cornus subg. Cornus |
| Species: | C. officinalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cornus officinalis | |
Cornus officinalis, the Japanese cornel or Japanese cornelian cherry,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the dogwood family Cornaceae. Despite its name, it is native to China and Korea as well as Japan.[2] It is not to be confused with C. mas, which is also known as the Cornelian cherry. It is not closely related to the true cherries of the genus Prunus.
- ^ "Cornus officinalis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- ^ "Cornus officinalis". Flora of China – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.