Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles
Recommended citation 'Aucuba' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/aucuba/). Accessed 2025-06-12.
A genus of two or three Asiatic evergreen shrubs with opposite, leathery leaves; the sexes are on different plants. The petals, calyx-lobes, and stamens are four to each flower; and the fruit is a large, oblong berry, scarlet or orange coloured.