''Cornus wilsoniana'', called ghost dogwood or Wilson's dogwood, is species of ''

Cornus ''Cornus'' is a genus of about 30–60 species of woody plants in the family Cornaceae, commonly known as dogwoods, which can generally be distinguished by their blossoms, berries, and distinctive bark. Most are deciduous trees or shrub ...

'' native to central and southeastern China. A tree typically 5 to 10m, rarely reaching 40m, it has leaves with white undersides, profuse white flowers in May, and striking grey–green mottled bark on mature specimens. The purplishblack fruit are harvested for vegetable oil, the leaves are used for fodder, and the timber is valued for tools and furniture. Its well-shaped crown and attractive bark has led to proposals that it be developed as a street tree.

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wilsoniana ''Wilsoniana'' is a genus of plant-parasitic oomycete Oomycota forms a distinct phylogenetic lineage of fungus-like eukaryotic microorganisms, called oomycetes (). They are filamentous and heterotrophic, and can reproduce both sexually and ...

Trees of China Endemic flora of China Plants described in 1908