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'''''Scolopia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[plant]]s in family [[Salicaceae]].
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Scolopia (Greek, thorn or stake, probably so named on account of the spines). Flacourtiaceae. Spiny trees, the spines often compound, one of which, S. crenata, has been intro. in S. Calif.: lvs. alternate, entire; stipules minute or none: fls. small, racemed, axillary, dioecious; sepals 4-6; petals 4-6, subsimilar; stamens many; ovary 1-celled: berry 2-4-seeded.—About 30 species, Afr., Asia, and Austral.
 
Scolopia (Greek, thorn or stake, probably so named on account of the spines). Flacourtiaceae. Spiny trees, the spines often compound, one of which, S. crenata, has been intro. in S. Calif.: lvs. alternate, entire; stipules minute or none: fls. small, racemed, axillary, dioecious; sepals 4-6; petals 4-6, subsimilar; stamens many; ovary 1-celled: berry 2-4-seeded.—About 30 species, Afr., Asia, and Austral.
 
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==Cultivation==
| color = lightgreen
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| name = ''Scolopia''
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| image = Scolopia rhinanthera Blanco2.367.png
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===Propagation===
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| image_caption = ''[[Scolopia rhinanthera]]''
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| regnum = [[Plantae]]
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===Pests and diseases===
| divisio = [[Tracheophyta]]
 
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
 
| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
 
| familia = [[Flacourtiaceae]]
 
| genus = '''''Scolopia'''''
 
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'''''Scolopia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[plant]]s in family [[Flacourtiaceae]].
 
  
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==Species==
 
Notable species are:
 
Notable species are:
 
* ''[[Scolopia oreophila]]'' <small>([[Hermann Otto Sleumer|Sleumer]]) Killick</small>
 
* ''[[Scolopia oreophila]]'' <small>([[Hermann Otto Sleumer|Sleumer]]) Killick</small>
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* ''[[Scolopia braunii]]'' <small>([[Klotzsch]]) & [[Hermann Otto Sleumer|Sleumer]]</small> - an [[Australian]] rainforest tree
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* ''[[Scolopia mundii]]''
 
* ''[[Scolopia rhinanthera]]''
 
* ''[[Scolopia rhinanthera]]''
 
* ''[[Scolopia steenisiana]]'' <small>Sleumer</small>
 
* ''[[Scolopia steenisiana]]'' <small>Sleumer</small>
  
The [[caterpillar]]s of the [[Rustic (butterfly)|Rustic]] (''Cupha erymanthis''), a [[brush-footed butterfly]], utilize species of this genus as foodplants.
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==Gallery==
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
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==External links==
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[[Category:Flacourtiaceae]]
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Scolopia braunii


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Scolopia is a genus of plants in family Salicaceae.


Read about Scolopia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Scolopia (Greek, thorn or stake, probably so named on account of the spines). Flacourtiaceae. Spiny trees, the spines often compound, one of which, S. crenata, has been intro. in S. Calif.: lvs. alternate, entire; stipules minute or none: fls. small, racemed, axillary, dioecious; sepals 4-6; petals 4-6, subsimilar; stamens many; ovary 1-celled: berry 2-4-seeded.—About 30 species, Afr., Asia, and Austral.


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Species

Notable species are:

Gallery

References

External links