Eurya
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| Eurya | |
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| Eurya japonica, habitus | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Theaceae |
| Genus: | Eurya |
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Eurya is a genus of about 70 species of flowering plants in the Camellia family, Theaceae.
Species include:
- Eurya emarginata
- Eurya japonica Thunb.
- Eurya rapensis F.Brown
- Eurya rengechiensis Yamamoto (Taiwan)
- Eurya sandwicensis A.Gray - Ānini (Hawaiʻi)
The leaves of Eurya are eaten by caterpillars of some Lepidoptera, such as The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia).
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