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Bronze loquat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Eriobotrya
Species:	E. deflexa
Binomial name
Eriobotrya deflexa (Hemsl.) Nakai
Synonyms
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.

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

Hybrids

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

References

1. de Kok, R. (2024). "Rhaphiolepis deflexa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T147633311A231918117. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
2. "Eriobotrya deflexa (Hemsl.) Nakai". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
3. Flora of China
4. Chiu, N. Y.; Chang, K. H., eds. (1995). The Illustrated Medicinal Plants of Taiwan. Vol. 4. Taipei: SMC Publishing Inc.
5. "× Rhaphiobotrya Coombes". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
6. Coombes, Allen & Robertson, Kenneth (2008). "An intergeneric hybrid between Eriobotrya and Raphiolepis". The Plantsman. New Series. 7 (3): 162–165.
7. "x Rhaphiobotrya 'Coppertone'". Pan Global Plants. Archived from the original on 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2024-06-23.

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