Cornus Linnaeus 1753 (dogwood)
Magnoliopsida - Cornales - Cornaceae
PaleoDB taxon number: 54721
Parent taxon: Cornaceae according to D.J. Mabberley 2000
Sister taxa: Alangiophyllum, Cornoideae, Cornophyllum, Diplomastixia, Dunstania, Eomastixia, Ganitrocera, Hartzia, Lanfrancia, Langtonia, Mastixicarpum, Mastixioideae, Mastixioidiocarpum, Muzquizoxylon, Platymastixia, Plexiplica, Portnallia, Retinomastixia, Tectocarya, Xylomastixia
Subtaxa: Cornus ettingshausenii, Cornus glandulosa, Cornus hyperborea, Cornus kelloggii, Cornus krassilovii, Cornus multilocularis, Cornus quadrilocularis, Cornus swingii
Type: Dunstania ettingshauseni