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[2] | |
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The bronze loquat (Eriobotrya deflexa) is a tree native to China (Guangdong, Hainan), Taiwan and Vietnam.[3]
Its leaves are used in Taiwanese folk medicine as an expectorant.[4]