Cornus darvasica is a species of plant in the family Cornaceae that is endemic to Tajikistan.

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Cornus darvasica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Cornaceae
Genus: Cornus
Species:
C. darvasica
Binomial name
Cornus darvasica
(Pojark.) Pilip.
Synonyms[2]
  • Swida darvasica (Pojark.) Soják
  • Thelycrania darvasica Pojark.
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Distribution and habitat

C. darvasica is known only from a single site in the Darvaz area of Tajikistan, east of Kalai-Khumb, where it grows in shrubby thickets on the slopes of gorges, occupying an area of less than 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi).[1][3]

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