Bronze loquat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Eriobotrya |
Species: | E. deflexa
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Binomial name | |
Eriobotrya deflexa | |
Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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The bronze loquat (Eriobotrya deflexa) is a tree native to Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan (known indigenously as ritu or litu [3]), and South Vietnam. [2]
Its leaves are used in Taiwanese folk medicine as an expectorant. [4]
The Coppertone loquat (Eriobotrya 'Coppertone') is a hybrid of Eriobotrya deflexa [5] and Indian hawthorn ( Rhaphiolepis indica) [6] and is a popular shrub in the Southern United States and California.