Eriobotrya is a genus of flowering plants, mostly large evergreen shrubs and small trees, in the family Rosaceae, native to woodland in the Himalayas and East Asia. The loquat, E. japonica, is grown for its edible fruit.[1]
Eriobotrya species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Hypercompe hambletoni.
Plants of the World Online treats Eriobotrya as a synonym of Rhaphiolepis.[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eriobotrya bengalensis | India, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, China (Guizhou and Yunnan) | ||
| Eriobotrya cavaleriei | China and Vietnam | ||
| Eriobotrya deflexa | Bronze Loquat | China, Taiwan and Vietnam | |
| Eriobotrya dubia | India, Bhutan and Nepal | ||
| Eriobotrya elliptica | Nepal, China (Xizang) and Vietnam | ||
| Eriobotrya fragrans | China and Vietnam | ||
| Eriobotrya henryi | Myanmar, China (Guizhou and Yunnan) and Vietnam | ||
| Eriobotrya hookeriana | Sikkim, Bhutan and Nepal | ||
| Eriobotrya japonica | Loquat | Japan, China and Vietnam | |
| Eriobotrya malipoensis | China (Yunnan) | ||
| Eriobotrya obovata | China (Yunnan) | ||
| Eriobotrya petiolata | Bhutan and Sikkim | ||
| Eriobotrya prinoides | China (Sichuan and Yunnan) and Laos | ||
| Eriobotrya salwinensis | China (Yunnan), India, Myanmar | ||
| Eriobotrya seguinii | China (Guizhou and Yunnan) and Vietnam | ||
| Eriobotrya serrata | China (Guangxi, Yunnan), Laos and Vietnam | ||
| Eriobotrya tengyuehensi | China (Yunnan), Myanmar | ||