Scolopia Explained

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

Species include:

• Scolopia braunii (Klotzsch) & Sleumer - an Australian rainforest tree
• Scolopia buxifolia Gagnep.
• Scolopia chinensis (Lour.) Clos
• Scolopia crassipes Clos.
• Scolopia crenata (Wight & Arn.) Clos
• Scolopia erythrocarpa H. Perrier
• Scolopia lucida Wall. ex Kurz
• Scolopia mundii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Warb. - a South African Afromontane forest tree
• Scolopia oldhamii Hance
• Scolopia oreophila Killick
• Scolopia pusilla (Gaertn.) Willd.
• Scolopia rhinanthera
• Scolopia saeva (Hance) Hance
• Scolopia schreberi J.F.Gmel.
• Scolopia steenisiana Sleumer
• Scolopia zeyheri (Nees) Szyszyl.

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