What is "itea"

Itea may refer to:

• Itea (plant), a genus of plants that includes Itea virginica, the scientific name of Virginia Sweetspire.
• places in Greece:
  • Itea, Evros, a village in the southeastern part of the Evros regional unit
  • Itea, Florina, a village in the northcentral part of Florina regional unit
  • Itea, Grevena, a village in the eastern part of Grevena regional unit
  • Itea, Ioannina, a village in the eastern part of Ioannina regional unit
  • Itea, Karditsa, a village in the northeastern part of Karditsa regional unit, part of Fyllo.
  • Itea, Larissa, a village in the northeastern part of Larissa regional unit
  • Itea, Phocis, a town and a municipality in the southeastern part of Phocis

ITEA as an acronym may refer to:

• Information Technology Experts Alliance
• International Technology Education Association
• International Test and Evaluation Association
• International Tuba Euphonium Association
• Information Technology for European Advancement (ITEA2)

Itea is a genus of about 10 species of shrubs and small trees. The leaves are alternate. Flowers are small, with 5 sepals and 5 petals, borne in racemes or spikes.

They are native to eastern Asia, and with one deciduous species from eastern North America.

Some species are grown in ornamental gardens for their long pendant and fragrant flower heads. These include the evergreen I. ilicifolia and I. yunnanensis from central and western China. A different upright growing characteristic can be found in the deciduous I. virginica of eastern North America.

Species include:

• Itea chinensis Hook. & Arn.
• Itea ilicifolia Oliv.
• Itea japonica Oliv.
• Itea oldhamii C. K. Schneid.
• Itea parviflora Hemsl.
• Itea virginica L. - Virginia Sweetspire
• Itea yunnanensis Franch.