About Cornus capitata Wall.
Cornus capitata is a dogwood species, commonly called Bentham's cornel, evergreen dogwood, Himalayan flowering dogwood, and Himalayan strawberry-tree. It is native to low-elevation Himalayan woodlands found across China, India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bhutan. It has become naturalized in parts of Australia and New Zealand, and is also cultivated as an ornamental plant in many other regions. This evergreen tree reaches 12 meters in both height and width. Its leaves are gray-green, pale and fuzzy on the underside, and measure several centimeters long. It produces white flowers in summer. The resulting infructescence is a small aggregate formed from multiple individual fruits fused into a single red structure 2 to 3 centimeters across. The fruit is edible, though it is sometimes bitter. Several varieties and hybrids of this species exist. It is specifically naturalised in the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. The common name Bentham's cornel comes from the alternative scientific name Benthamia fragifera, which was coined by John Lindley to honor fellow botanist George Bentham.
