Eurya

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Kingdom Plantae Family Pentaphylacaceae Higher classification Theaceae		Order Ericales Scientific name Eurya Rank Genus

Lower classifications Eurya japonica, Eurya rengechiensis, Eurya sandwicensis, Eurya rapensis

Eurya emarginata

Eurya is a genus of about 70 species of flowering plants in the family Pentaphylacaceae.

Eurya macrofossils have been recovered from the late Zanclean stage of Pliocene sites in Pocapaglia, Italy.

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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