| Common Names - . | Synonyms - . |
| Authority - . L. | Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? Angiosperm |
| Plant forms - Shrubs, evergreen trees | Total Number of species - 15 |
| World Distribution - Japan, New Jersey to Costal plain in Florida, U.S. | |
| Comments - Bush to 6 ft., trees. Also listed as being in Himalayias to Japan & Western Malaysia, E. North America. | |
| 1 - Itea chinensis 2 - Itea japonica 3 - Itea oldhamii 4 - Itea vrrginica |