The bronze loquat (Eriobotrya deflexa) is a tree native to China (Guangdong, Hainan), Taiwan and Vietnam.[3]
| Bronze loquat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Eriobotrya |
| Species: | E. deflexa
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| Binomial name | |
| Eriobotrya deflexa | |
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Its leaves are used in Taiwanese folk medicine as an expectorant.[4]
Hybrids
edit× 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
edit- ^ de Kok, R. (2024). "Rhaphiolepis deflexa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T147633311A231918117. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ "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.
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