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The Wild Flowers of Mountain Warm-temperate Forest Region

Cornus capitata Evergreen tree. 3~8 m high. Oblong or lanceolate leaf. Capitulum, subspherical. 4 involucres, petaliform, yellow, 6 cm in diameter. Fruits from red to yellow when ripening. Flowering: June to Aug. Fruiting: Aug to Sept. Temperate, humid and nutrient tendency. South Tibet. 1700~2600 m, forest. Southwest China. Himalayas. Southeast Asia. Edible and brewing fruit.