Euclea

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{For|the insect genus|Euclea (moth)}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = Euclea racemosa - Sea Guarrie Tree - flowers 6.JPG

|image_caption = Euclea racemosa, the sea guarri

|taxon = Euclea

|authority = L.

|synonyms_ref =

|synonyms =

• Diplonema G.Don
• Rymia Endl.
• Kellaua A.DC.

}}

Euclea, from the Greek eukleia meaning "glory and fame",{{cite web |last1=Stoll |first1=Nicolette |title=Euclea crispa (Thunb.) Gürke subsp. crispa |date=August 2010 |url=http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/eucleacrispacrispa.htm |website=PlantZAfrica.com |publisher=SANBI |accessdate=28 October 2015 |archive-date=2 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802041931/http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/eucleacrispacrispa.htm |url-status=dead }} denotes a group of flowering plants in the Ebenaceae or ebony family. They were described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1774.Linnaeus, Carl von. 1774. Systema Vegetabilium. Editio decima tertia 747[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40006639 Tropicos, Euclea L] The genus includes evergreen trees and shrubs, native to Africa, the Comoro Islands and Arabia.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=385282 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families] Several species are used for timber, producing a hard, dark heartwood timber similar to ebony.