Bronze loquat

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]
  • 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.[2]

Its leaves are used in Taiwanese folk medicine as an expectorant.[3]

  1. ^ "Eriobotrya deflexa (Hemsl.) Nakai". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  2. ^ Flora of China
  3. ^ Chiu, N. Y.; Chang, K. H., eds. (1995). The Illustrated Medicinal Plants of Taiwan. Vol. 4. Taipei: SMC Publishing Inc.