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Scolopia

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

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Scolopia
Scolopia crenata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Subfamily: Salicoideae
Tribe: Scolopieae
Genus: Scolopia
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Scolopia is an Old World genus of plants in the family Salicaceae.

Species include:

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