Characteristics
Dicots
Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.)Lindl.
LOQUAT
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The merger of Eriobotrya and Rhaphiolepis is supported by recent DNA analyses, which would cause this species to adopt the name Rhaphiolepis bibas. It has also been proposed to conserve the name Eriobotrya, due to its wide use for the loquat, against Rhaphiolepis.
Not Native UPL (NWPL)
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Classification
ROSALES
Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.)Lindl. - LOQUAT
Citation
ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA (Thunberg) Lindley, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 102. 1822.
Mespilus japonica Thunberg 1780.
JAPAN: Without data, Thunberg s.n. (holotype: UPS).
Species Distribution Map

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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
Eriobotrya japonica - 25
Eriobotrya japonica - Betty Wargo
Eriobotrya japonica - 302
Eriobotrya japonica - Walter Hodge
Eriobotrya japonica - 302
Eriobotrya japonica - Walter Hodge
Eriobotrya japonica - 302
Eriobotrya japonica - Walter Hodge
Eriobotrya japonica - 159
Eriobotrya japonica - Keith Bradley
Eriobotrya japonica - 302
Eriobotrya japonica - Walter Hodge
Eriobotrya japonica - 31
Eriobotrya japonica - Bob Bierman
Eriobotrya japonica - 10
Eriobotrya japonica - Allen Boatman
Eriobotrya japonica - 10
Eriobotrya japonica - Allen Boatman
Eriobotrya japonica - 159
Eriobotrya japonica - Keith Bradley