SYMPLOCACEAE

'Symplocaceae' is a family of flowering plants in the order Ericales, including only one genus, '''Symplocos''', with about 250 species native to Asia, Australia and the Americas.
''Symplocos'' species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including The Engrailed.

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Selected species

Selected species

★ ''S. austromexicana'' - deciduous shrub up to 2m; narrow endemic, Oaxaca, Mexico

★ ''S. coreana'' - deciduous shrub up to 5m; Japan, Korea

★ ''S. glauca'' - evergreen tree up to 15m; Japan, Taiwan, China, Indo-china

★ ''S. lancifolia'' - evergreen tree up to 5m; Japan

★ ''S. lucida'' - China, Japan, Taiwan, South Asia, Malesia

★ ''S. myrtacea'' - evergreen tree up to 10m; Japan

★ ''S. paniculata'' (sapphireberry) - deciduous shrub up to 8m; Japan, South Korea; popular as an ornamental plant

★ ''S. prunifolia'' - evergreen tree up to 10m; Japan, Korea

★ ''S. racemosa'' - China, South Asia

★ ''S. tanakae'' - evergreen tree; Japan

★ ''S. theophrastaefolia'' - evergreen tree up to 15m; Japan, Taiwan, China

★ ''S. tinctoria'' (Sweetleaf, Horse-sugar, Yellowwood) - deciduous or evergreen shrub or tree up to 6m; United States