Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Crataegus bibas Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 319. (1790)
• Homotypic
  • Pyrus bibas (Lour.) M.F.Fay & Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 98. (2018)
• Heterotypic
  • Mespilus japonica Thunb. in Murray, Syst. Veg., ed. 14, 466. (1784)
  • Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 102. (1821)
  • Photinia japonica (Thunb.) Franch. & Sav., Enum. pl. Jap. 1: 142. (1873)
  • Rhaphiolepis loquata B.B.Liu & J.Wen, Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 11 (2020), nom. illeg. nom. superfl.
    

Note: The epithet of Crataegus bibas Lour. should have been taken up as the basionym by Liu & Wen (2020) and definitely including the type (Galasso & Banfi, 2020 & IPNI, 2021).

Primary references

• Galasso, G. & Banfi, E.A. 2020. In Gallsso G. et al. Italian Botanist Notulae to the Italian alien vascular flora: 9: 47-70.

Additional references

• Liu, B.B., Liu, G.-N., Hong, D.Y. & Wen, J. 2020. Eriobotrya Belongs to Rhaphiolepis (Maleae, Rosaceae): Evidence From Chloroplast Genome and Nuclear Ribosomal DNA Data. Frontiers in Plant Science 10(1731): 1–14. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01731 Reference page. 
• Liu, B.B., Wang, Y.B., Hong, D.Y. & Wen, J. 2020. A synopsis of the expanded Rhaphiolepis (Maleae, Rosaceae). PhytoKeys 154: 19.-55. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.154.52790 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Rhaphiolepis bibas in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec. 4. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Rhaphiolepis bibas. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec. 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Rhaphiolepis bibas. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 4 2021.