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Eurya japonica

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Eurya japonica
Flowering branch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Pentaphylacaceae
Genus: Eurya
Species:
E. japonica
Binomial name
Eurya japonica
Synonyms

Eurya latifolia hort. ex K.Koch

Eurya japonica, known as East Asian eurya,[1] is a 1–3.5 m tall shrub in the Pentaphylacaceae family found in eastern China, Korea, and Japan.[2] It is used as an ornamental plant.[3] In shinto it is a sacred tree, whose leaves are used as sacrificial offerings. [4]

References

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  1. ^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 466. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017 – via Korea Forest Service.
  2. ^ Tianlu Min & Bruce Bartholomew. "Eurya japonica". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. ^ Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
  4. ^ Irmtraud Schaarschmidt-Richter. Japanische Gartenkunst.
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