Bronze loquat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Eriobotrya
Species:
E. deflexa
Binomial name
Eriobotrya deflexa
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Eriobotrya buisanensis (Hayata) Makino & Nemoto
  • Photinia buisanensis Hayata
  • Photinia deflexa Hemsl.

The bronze loquat (Eriobotrya deflexa) is a tree native to Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, and South Vietnam.[2]

Coppertone loquat

The Coppertone loquat (Eriobotrya 'Coppertone') is a hybrid of Eriobotrya deflexa[3] and Indian hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis indica)[4] and is a popular shrub in the Southern United States and California.

References

  1. ↑ "Rhaphiolepis deflexa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. 1 2 Flora of China
  3. ↑ Ernest P. Bordier, 1978. United States Patent PP4,245
  4. ↑ "Eriobotrya x 'Coppertone' Loquat, Coppertone from Mortellaros".


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