Eriobotrya

Eriobotrya
	; Eriobotrya japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae;
Division:	Magnoliophyta;
Class:	Magnoliopsida;
Order:	Rosales;
Family:	Rosaceae;
Subfamily:	Maloideae or Spiraeoideae;
Genus:	Eriobotrya; Lindl.
Species
	About 10, including:; Eriobotrya deflexa; Eriobotrya grandiflora; Eriobotrya hookeriana; Eriobotrya japonica - Loquat; Eriobotrya prinoides

Eriobotrya is a genus of about ten species of large evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosaceae, native to east and southeast Asia.

[edit] Species

By far the best known species is the Loquat, E. japonica, grown for its edible fruit.

Eriobotrya species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Hypercompe hambletoni.

^ Potter, D., et al. (2007). Phylogeny and classification of Rosaceae. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 266(1–2): 5–43.

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