Leucothoe is a
genus of about 45 species of flowering
plants in the family Ericaceae, native
to Asia, the Americas
and Madagascar
.
They are
shrubs growing to 1-3 m tall,
either
deciduous or
evergreen depending on species. The
leaves are alternate, oblong-lanceolate, 2-15 cm
long. The
flowers are produced in
racemes 3-15 cm long, each flower bell-shaped,
4-20 mm long, white or occasionally pink.
- Selected species
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