''Eurya japonica'', known as East Asian eurya, is a 1–3.5 m tall shrub in the

Pentaphylacaceae The Pentaphylacaceae are a small family of plants within the order Ericales. In the APG III system of 2009, it includes the former family Ternstroemiaceae. Genera In 2014, the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website included 14 genera in the family: Plant ...

family found in eastern China, Korea, and Japan. It is used as an

ornamental plant Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that i ...

. In

shinto Shinto () is a religion from Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard it as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion. Scholars sometimes call its practitioners ''Shintois ...

it is a sacred tree, whose leaves are used as sacrificial offerings.

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External links

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UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research: ''Eurya japonica''

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