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Bronze loquat

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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[1]
  • 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.[2]

Its leaves are used in Taiwanese folk medicine as an expectorant.[3]

Hybrids

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× Rhaphiobotrya is an artificial hybrid genus between species of Eriobotrya and Rhaphiolepis.[4][5] Hybrids include the coppertone loquat (× Rhaphiobotrya 'Coppertone'), the parents of which are Eriobotrya deflexa and Rhaphiolepis indica or R. × delacourii.[6] It is a popular cultivated shrub in the Southern United States and California.[citation needed]

References

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