Eriobotrya
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.[2]
| Eriobotrya | |
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| Eriobotrya japonica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amygdaloideae |
| Tribe: | Maleae |
| Subtribe: | Malinae |
| Genus: | Eriobotrya Lindl. |
| Type species | |
| Eriobotrya japonica | |
| Species | |
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See text[1] | |
Eriobotrya species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Hypercompe hambletoni.
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eriobotrya bengalensis Hook. f. | India, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia (Kâmpŭchéa), Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesien China (Guizhou and Yunnan) | ||
| Eriobotrya cavaleriei (H. Lév.) Rehder | China and Vietnam | ||
 | Eriobotrya deflexa (Hemsl.) | Bronze Loquat | Nakai China, Vietnam and Taiwan |
| Eriobotrya dubia Decne. | India, Bhutan and Nepal | ||
| Eriobotrya elliptica Lindl. | Nepal and China (Xizang) | ||
| Eriobotrya fragrans Champ. ex Benth. | China and Vietnam | ||
| Eriobotrya henryi Nakai | Myanmar and China (Guizhou and Yunnan) | ||
| Eriobotrya hookeriana Decne. | Sikkim, Bhutan and Nepal | ||
 | Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. | Loquat | Japan and China |
| Eriobotrya malipoensis Kuan | China (Yunnan) | ||
| Eriobotrya obovata W.W. Sm. | China (Yunnan) | ||
| Eriobotrya petiolata Hook. f. | Bhutan and Sikkim | ||
| Eriobotrya prinoides Rehder & E. H. Wilson | China(Sichuan and Yunnan) and Laos | ||
| Eriobotrya salwinensis Hand.-Mazz. | China (Yunnan),India, Myanma | ||
| Eriobotrya seguinii (H. Lév.) Cardot ex Guill. | China (Guizhou and Yunnan) | ||
| Eriobotrya serrata J.E. Vidal | China(Guangxi, Yunnan), Laos | ||
| Eriobotrya tengyuehensi W.W. Sm. | China (Yunnan), Myanmar | ||
References
- International Plant Names Index | Search : Eriobotrya
- RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
External links
Media related to Eriobotrya at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Eriobotrya at Wikispecies- Flora of China
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