Scutia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae, native to the Galápagos, South America, Africa, Madagascar, the Mascarene Islands, the Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka, southern China and Southeast Asia. They are shrubs or small trees. Species Currently accepted species include: Scutia arenicola (Casar.) Reissek Scutia buxifolia Reissek Scutia colombiana M.C.Johnst. Scutia myrtina (Burm.f.) Kurz Scutia spicata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.) Weberb. References Rhamnaceae Rhamnaceae genera Taxa named by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle Taxa named by Philibert Commerson