''Scutia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Rhamnaceae
The Rhamnaceae are a large family of flowering plants, mostly trees, shrubs, and some vines, commonly called the buckthorn family. Rhamnaceae is included in the order Rosales.
The family contains about 55 genera and 950 species. The Rhamnaceae h ...
, native to the Galápagos, South America, Africa, Madagascar, the
Mascarene Islands
The Mascarene Islands (, ) or Mascarenes or Mascarenhas Archipelago is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar consisting of the islands belonging to the Republic of Mauritius as well as the French department of Réunion. Thei ...
, the Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka, southern China and Southeast Asia. They are shrubs or small trees.
Species
Currently accepted species include:
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Scutia arenicola''
(Casar.) Reissek
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Scutia buxifolia''
Reissek
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Scutia colombiana''
M.C.Johnst.
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Scutia myrtina
''Scutia myrtina'' is a species of plant in the family Rhamnaceae. It is commonly known as cat-thorn.
Description
''Scutia myrtina'' is a variable plant that may grow as a shrub or tree of 2-10 m tall with trunk diameter to 30 cm or ...
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(Burm.f.) Kurz
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Scutia spicata''
(Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.) Weberb.
References
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Rhamnaceae
Rhamnaceae genera
Taxa named by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart
Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
Taxa named by Philibert Commerson