- Japanese Common Name
- Iju
- Scientific name
- Schima wallichii ssp.
- Taxonomy
- Order: Theales, Family: Theaceae
- Size
- About 10 m (height)
- Species Distribution
- Ogasawara and Amami Islands, Okinawa Islands, Southeast Asia
- Okinawan Common Name
- Iju
- Okinawan common name was applied to Japanese common name. It was used for buildings as it deters termites. Its bark has highly toxic, water soluble compounds called saponins that were historically used to catch fish.
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- Updated July 2018
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