Eriobotrya deflexa
| Eriobotrya deflexa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Eriobotrya |
| Species: | E. deflexa |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriobotrya deflexa | |
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Eriobotrya deflexa, the bronze loquat, 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.
References
- ↑ de Kok, R. (2024). "Rhaphiolepis deflexa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T147633311A231918117. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T147633311A231918117.en.
- ↑ "Eriobotrya deflexa (Hemsl.) Nakai". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
- ↑ Flora of China
- ↑ Chiu, N. Y.; Chang, K. H., eds. (1995). The Illustrated Medicinal Plants of Taiwan. Vol. 4. Taipei: SMC Publishing Inc.
- ↑ "× Rhaphiobotrya Coombes". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
- ↑ Coombes, Allen & Robertson, Kenneth (2008). "An intergeneric hybrid between Eriobotrya and Raphiolepis". The Plantsman. New Series. 7 (3): 162–165.
- ↑ "x Rhaphiobotrya 'Coppertone'". Pan Global Plants. Archived from the original on 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2024-06-23.