Bronze loquat explained

The bronze loquat (Eriobotrya deflexa) is a tree native to China (Guangdong, Hainan), Taiwan and Vietnam.[1]

Its leaves are used in Taiwanese folk medicine as an expectorant.[2]

Hybrids

× Rhaphiobotrya is an artificial hybrid genus between species of Eriobotrya and Rhaphiolepis.[3] [4] Hybrids include the coppertone loquat (× Rhaphiobotrya 'Coppertone'), the parents of which are Eriobotrya deflexa and Rhaphiolepis indica or R. × delacourii.[5] It is a popular cultivated shrub in the Southern United States and California.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200010829 Flora of China
  2. Book: Chiu. N. Y.. Chang. K. H.. The Illustrated Medicinal Plants of Taiwan. 4. SMC Publishing Inc.. Taipei. 1995.
  3. × Rhaphiobotrya Coombes. 77092237-1. 2024-06-23. cs1.
  4. Coombes . Allen . Robertson . Kenneth . 2008 . An intergeneric hybrid between Eriobotrya and Raphiolepis . The Plantsman (New Series) . 7 . 3 . 162–165 . amp .
  5. Web site: x Rhaphiobotrya 'Coppertone' . Pan Global Plants . 2024-06-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240623133617/https://panglobalplants.com/product/x-rhaphiobotrya-coppertone/ . 2024-06-23.

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