Scolopia

Genus of plants

Scolopia
Scolopia crenata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Subfamily: Salicoideae
Tribe: Scolopieae
Genus: Scolopia
Schreb.
Synonyms
  • Aembilla Adans.
  • Phoberos Lour.
  • Richeopsis Arènes

Scolopia is an Old World genus of plants in the family Salicaceae.

Species include:

The caterpillars of the rustic (Cupha erymanthis), a brush-footed butterfly, utilize species of this genus as food plants.

Taxon identifiers
Scolopia


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