Scolopia

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Scolopia is an Old World genus of plants in the family Salicaceae. Species include: * Scolopia braunii (Klotzsch) & Sleumer - an Australian rainforest tree *Scolopia buxifolia Gagnep. *Scolopia chinensis (Lour.) Clos *Scolopia crassipes Clos. *Scolopia crenata (Wight & Arn.) Clos *Scolopia erythrocarpa H. Perrier *Scolopia lucida Wall. ex Kurz *Scolopia mundii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Warb. - a South African Afromontane forest tree *Scolopia oldhamii Hance *Scolopia oreophila Killick *Scolopia pusilla (Gaertn.) Willd. *Scolopia rhinanthera *Scolopia saeva (Hance) Hance *Scolopia schreberi J.F.Gmel. *Scolopia steenisiana Sleumer *Scolopia zeyheri (Nees) Szyszyl. The caterpillars of the rustic (Cupha erymanthis), a brush-footed butterfly, utilize species of this genus as food plants.

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