Bronze loquat

The bronze loquat (Eriobotrya deflexa) is a tree native to China (Guangdong, Hainan), Taiwan and Vietnam.^[3]

Bronze loquat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Eriobotrya
Species:	E. deflexa
Binomial name
Eriobotrya deflexa (Hemsl.) Nakai
Synonyms[2]
Eriobotrya buisanensis (Hayata) Kaneh. Photinia buisanensis Hayata Photinia deflexa Hemsl. Pyrus deflexa (Hemsl.) M.F.Fay & Christenh. Rhaphiolepis deflexa (Hemsl.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen

Its leaves are used in Taiwanese folk medicine as an expectorant.^[4]

Hybrids

× Rhaphiobotrya is an artificial hybrid genus between species of Eriobotrya and Rhaphiolepis.^[5][6] Hybrids include the coppertone loquat (× Rhaphiobotrya 'Coppertone'), the parents of which are Eriobotrya deflexa and Rhaphiolepis indica or R. × delacourii.^[7] It is a popular cultivated shrub in the Southern United States and California.^{[citation needed]}