Aucuba is a genus of three to ten species of flowering plants, now placed in the family Garryaceae, although formerly classified in the Aucubaceae or Cornaceae.Aucuba species are native to eastern Asia, from the eastern Himalayas east to China, Korea, and Japan.The name is a latinization of Japanese Aokiba.They are evergreen shrubs or small trees 2-13 m tall, similar in appearance to the laurels of the genus Laurus, having glossy, leathery leaves, and are among the shrubs that are mistakenly called laurels in gardens.ucuba is a genus of three to ten species of flowering plants, now placed in the family Garryaceae, although formerly classified in the Aucubaceae or Cornaceae.
Any of a large group of animals having a backbone, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Vertebrates are bilaterally symmetrical and have an internal skeleton of bone or cartilage, a nervous system along the back that is divided into brain and spinal cord, and not more than two pairs of limbs.
Vertebrate Traits and Diversity. Vertebrates have a central column of bones -- the vertebral column -- which houses much of the nervous system. Vertebrates are a very successful group of animals and they have diverged into numerous groups, including reptiles, fish, amphibians and mammals.ertebrates have a central column of bones -- the vertebral column -- which houses much of the nervous system. Vertebrates are a very successful group of animals and they have diverged into numerous groups, including reptiles, fish, amphibians and mammals.