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Scolopia is a
genusIn biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of
plantPlants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
s in family
SalicaceaeSalicaceae are a family of flowering plants. Recent genetic studies summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group has greatly expanded the circumscription of the family to contain 55 genera....
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Notable species are:
- Scolopia oreophila
Scolopia oreophila is a species of plant in the Salicaceae family. It is endemic to South Africa.-Sources:* Hilton-Taylor, C. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
(SleumerHermann Otto Sleumer was a Dutch botanist of German birth. The plant genera Sleumerodendron Virot and Sleumeria Utteridge, Nagam. & Teo , are named for him....
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- Scolopia braunii
Scolopia braunii is an Australian rainforest tree. Common names for this species include Flintwood, Mountain Cherry, Brown Birch and Scolopia...
(Klotzsch) & SleumerHermann Otto Sleumer was a Dutch botanist of German birth. The plant genera Sleumerodendron Virot and Sleumeria Utteridge, Nagam. & Teo , are named for him....
- an Australian rainforest tree
- Scolopia mundii
Scolopia mundii is a South African tree of the Salicaceae family. It has dark shiny foliage and bright orange berries. It is an incredibly adaptable tree and occurs in pockets throughout South Africa, from Cape Town northwards as far as Limpopo....
(Eckl. & Zeyh.) Warb. - a South AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n afromontane forestAfromontane is a term used to describe the Afrotropic subregion and its plant and animal species common to the mountains of Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula...
tree
- Scolopia rhinanthera
- Scolopia steenisiana
Scolopia steenisiana is a species of plant in the Salicaceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Sources:* Chua, L.S.L. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
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The
caterpillarCaterpillars are the larval form of members of the order Lepidoptera . They are mostly herbivorous in food habit, although some species are insectivorous. Caterpillars are voracious feeders and many of them are considered to be pests in agriculture...
s of the Rustic (
Cupha erymanthis), a brush-footed butterfly, utilize species of this genus as foodplants.