Bronze loquat

The bronze loquat (Eriobotrya deflexa) is a tree native to China (Guangdong, Hainan), Taiwan and Vietnam.

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

Hybrids

× Rhaphiobotrya is an artificial hybrid genus between species of Eriobotrya and Rhaphiolepis. Hybrids include the coppertone loquat (× Rhaphiobotrya 'Coppertone'), the parents of which are Eriobotrya deflexa and Rhaphiolepis indica or R. × delacourii. It is a popular cultivated shrub in the Southern United States and California.

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