Thorn Pears

Scolopia is an Old World genus of plants in the family Salicaceae.

Species include:

Scolopia braunii (Klotzsch) & Sleumer - an Australian rainforest tree

Scolopia buxifolia Gagnep.

Scolopia chinensis (Lour.) Clos

Scolopia crassipes Clos.

Scolopia crenata (Wight & Arn.) Clos

Scolopia erythrocarpa H. Perrier

Scolopia lucida Wall. ex Kurz

Scolopia mundii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Warb. - a South African Afromontane forest tree

Scolopia oldhamii Hance

Scolopia oreophila Killick

Scolopia pusilla (Gaertn.) Willd.

Scolopia rhinanthera

Scolopia saeva (Hance) Hance

Scolopia schreberi J.F.Gmel.

Scolopia steenisiana Sleumer

Scolopia zeyheri (Nees) Szyszyl.

The caterpillars of the rustic (Cupha erymanthis), a brush-footed butterfly, utilize species of this genus as food plants.