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| 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. |