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
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

See text[1]

Eriobotrya species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Hypercompe hambletoni.

Species

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Eriobotrya bengalensis Hook. f.India, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia (Kâmpŭchéa), Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesien China (Guizhou and Yunnan)
Eriobotrya cavaleriei (H. Lév.) RehderChina and Vietnam
Eriobotrya deflexa (Hemsl.)Bronze LoquatNakai 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 NakaiMyanmar and China (Guizhou and Yunnan)
Eriobotrya hookeriana Decne.Sikkim, Bhutan and Nepal
Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.LoquatJapan and China
Eriobotrya malipoensis KuanChina (Yunnan)
Eriobotrya obovata W.W. Sm.China (Yunnan)
Eriobotrya petiolata Hook. f.Bhutan and Sikkim
Eriobotrya prinoides Rehder & E. H. WilsonChina(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. VidalChina(Guangxi, Yunnan), Laos
Eriobotrya tengyuehensi W.W. Sm.China (Yunnan), Myanmar

References

  1. International Plant Names Index | Search : Eriobotrya
  2. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.


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