Bronze loquat

The bronze loquat (Eriobotrya deflexa) is a tree native to Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, and South Vietnam.[2]

Bronze loquat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Eriobotrya
Species:
E. deflexa
Binomial name
Eriobotrya deflexa
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Eriobotrya buisanensis (Hayata) Makino & Nemoto
  • Photinia buisanensis Hayata
  • Photinia deflexa Hemsl.

Coppertone loquat

The Coppertone loquat (Eriobotrya 'Coppertone') is a hybrid of Eriobotrya deflexa[3] and Indian hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis indica)[4] and is a popular shrub in the Southern United States and California.

References
  1. "Rhaphiolepis deflexa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Flora of China
  3. Ernest P. Bordier, 1978. United States Patent PP4,245
  4. "Eriobotrya x 'Coppertone' Loquat, Coppertone from Mortellaros".


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