Cornus darvasica

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

Cornus darvasica
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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.

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]