Itoa

Itoa
Itoa orientalis in Chengdu Botanical Garden, China
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Subfamily: Salicoideae
Tribe: Saliceae
Genus: Itoa
Hemsl.
Species

2; see text

Synonyms

Itoa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae. It is also in the tribe Saliceae.

Its native range is southern China to Vietnam, central and eastern Malesia to New Guinea. It is found in China (Hainan), Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Sulawesi and Vietnam.

Itoa orientalis is grown as an ornamental tree in Australia, Cornwall, UK, and Ireland. Itoa stapfii is found in Papua New Guinea.