The Eurya (Eurya japonica) belongs to Theaceae (the Tea family). It is a semi-tall evergreen tree that is distributed southward from Honshu of Japan to Southeast Asia and India. This tree grows in mountains and can reach 4-8 m in height. It is much branched, the leaves are narrow ovate and alternate. This tree is dioecious. The small whitish 5-petaled flowers come in March to April. The male flowers are sometimes pale pink. This trees have been used to offering for family altar in Kansai district of Japan. The 1st to 3rd photos are male flowers and the 4th one is female flower. In the Kansai region, this tree is called "Bishako" and is used as a flowering tree for offerings at Buddhist altars and graves. 80% of its production comes from Wakayama Prefecture. The alias "Bishako" seems to have spread from the dialect of the southern part of Totsukawa, Nara Prefecture. In Taiwanese Chinese, it is "光葉柃木".