Cornus kousa (also Benthamidia kousa), the Kousa dogwood, is a small deciduous tree tall, native to Korea, much of China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Sikkim, Bhutan and the Ryukyu Islands. It is also reportedly naturalized in Hawaii, Connecticut and New York State. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental. The Kousa dogwood is sometimes also called “Chinese dogwood”, Korean dogwood, or Japanese dogwood.