Scutia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae, native to the Galápagos, South America, Africa, Madagascar, the Mascarene Islands, the Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka, southern China and Southeast Asia. They are shrubs or small trees.[2]
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| Scutia buxifolia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Tribe: | Rhamneae |
| Genus: | Scutia (Comm. ex DC.) Brongn.[1] |
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Species
editCurrently accepted species include:
- Scutia arenicola (Casar.) Reissek
- Scutia buxifolia Reissek
- Scutia colombiana M.C.Johnst.
- Scutia myrtina (Burm.f.) Kurz
- Scutia spicata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.) Weberb.
References
edit- ^ Mém. Fam. Rhamn.: 55 (1826)
- ^ Don, George (1832). A General System of Gardening and Botany: Containing a Complete Enumeration and Description of All Plants Hitherto Known with Their Generic and Specific Characters, Places of Growth, Time of Flowering, Mode of Culture and Their Uses in Medicine and Domestic Economy: Preceded by Introductions to the Linnaean and Natural Systems and a Glossary of the Terms Used; Founded Upon Miller's Gardener's Dictionary and Arranged According to the Natural System; in Four Volumes. Vol. 2. United Kingdom: Rivington. p. 33.