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Eurya japonica
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eurya japonica, known as East Asian eurya,[1] is a 1–3.5 m tall shrub in the Pentaphylacaceae family found in eastern China, Korea, and Japan.[2] It is used as an ornamental plant.[3] In shinto it is a sacred tree, whose leaves are used as sacrificial offerings. [4]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Pentaphylacaceae |
Genus: | Eurya |
Species: | E. japonica |
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