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Eurya nitida Korth.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Pentaphylacaceae > Eurya

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-5 m tall. The leaves are oblong and 4-6 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The leaves are pale green underneath. The flowers occur singly or in groups of up to 4 in the axils of leaves. Male and female flowers are separate. The fruit are bluish black when mature and 3-4 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 8.0
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in forests and thickets between 500-1,500 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Images

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Eurya nitida unspecified picture

Distribution

Eurya nitida world distribution map, present in China, India, Palau, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, and United States of America

Conservation status

Eurya nitida threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828758-1
WFO ID wfo-0000683161
COL ID 6HFB6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 455073
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Eurya aurescens Eurya elliptica Eurya myrtifolia Eurya nanjenshanensis Eurya nitida Eurya palauensis Eurya ponapensis Eurya rapensis Eurya roxburghii Eurya salicifolia Eurya zollingeri Eurya hasseltii Eurya hayatai Eurya systyla Eurya virens Eurya wightiana Eurya japonica var. nitida Eurya japonica subsp. nitida Eurya japonica subsp. palauensis Eurya japonica var. palauensis Eurya japonica var. siamensis Eurya japonica var. thunbergii Eurya nitida var. nanjenshanensis Eurya nitida var. siamensis Eurya japonica var. aurescens Eurya nitida var. nitida

Lower taxons

Eurya nitida subsp. anceps
WorldFloraDB 2024