What is "azara"

Azara may refer to:

• Azara, Huesca, a Spanish municipality in Huesca province
• Azara (Misiones), a village and municipality in Misiones Province in Argentina
• Azara (plant), a genus of plants in the family Salicaceae
• Dorsum Azara, a lunar ridge named after the naturalist
• Félix de Azara (1746-1821), a naturalist, brother of José
• José Nicolás de Azara (1730-1804), a Spanish diplomat
• Jo-El Azara, the pen name of Joseph Loeckx, a Belgian comic writer and artist

Azara is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to temperate to subtropical regions of South America. They are most often found at woodland margins and lakesides. Azara was formerly classed in the family Flacourtiaceae.

They are evergreen shrubs and small trees growing to 1-8 m tall. The leaves are alternate, or in some species they appear paired, are simple 1-9 cm long and 0.5-5 cm broad. The opposite-leaved appearance of some species is unusual in that one stipule is enlarged giving the appearance of opposite ["paired"] leaves. The flowers are small, yellow or greenish, strongly fragrant, with a 4-5-lobed calyx and no petals but conspicuous long, often brightly colored, stamens; flowering is in spring. The fruit is a red to black berry 3-10 mm diameter.

Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants in gardens. In temperate regions they require the shelter of a wall.

Azara (Misiones) is a village and municipality in Misiones Province in north-eastern Argentina. It is considered an agricultural colony, having about 230 km² (23,000 ha). The municipality is located in the Apóstoles department, bordered by the municipalities of Apóstoles and Tres Capones in the same department, by the Sierra de Concepción in the Concepción Department and by the province of Corrientes.