Bronze loquat

Bronze loquat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Eriobotrya
Species:
E. deflexa
Binomial name
Eriobotrya deflexa
Synonyms[2]
  • Eriobotrya buisanensis (Hayata) Kaneh.
  • Photinia buisanensis Hayata
  • Photinia deflexa Hemsl.
  • Pyrus deflexa (Hemsl.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
  • Rhaphiolepis deflexa (Hemsl.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen

The bronze loquat (Eriobotrya deflexa) is a tree native to China (Guangdong, Hainan), Taiwan and Vietnam.[3]

Its leaves are used in Taiwanese folk medicine as an expectorant.[4]

Hybrids

× Rhaphiobotrya is an artificial hybrid genus between species of Eriobotrya and Rhaphiolepis.[5][6] Hybrids include the coppertone loquat (× Rhaphiobotrya 'Coppertone'), the parents of which are Eriobotrya deflexa and Rhaphiolepis indica or R. × delacourii.[7] It is a popular cultivated shrub in the Southern United States and California.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ de Kok, R. (2024). "Rhaphiolepis deflexa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T147633311A231918117. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Eriobotrya deflexa (Hemsl.) Nakai". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  3. ^ Flora of China
  4. ^ Chiu, N. Y.; Chang, K. H., eds. (1995). The Illustrated Medicinal Plants of Taiwan. Vol. 4. Taipei: SMC Publishing Inc.
  5. ^ "× Rhaphiobotrya Coombes". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  6. ^ Coombes, Allen & Robertson, Kenneth (2008). "An intergeneric hybrid between Eriobotrya and Raphiolepis". The Plantsman. New Series. 7 (3): 162–165.
  7. ^ "x Rhaphiobotrya 'Coppertone'". Pan Global Plants. Archived from the original on 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
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