Loquat
Loquat
Scientific name: Eriobotrya japonica
Local name: Not known
Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Division | Magnoliophyta |
| Order | Rosales |
| Family | Rosaceae |
| Genus | Eriobotrya |
| Species | E. japonica |
Botanical Description
Habit: A large evergreen shrub or small tree, with a rounded crown, short trunk and woolly new twigs.
Leaf: The leaves are alternate, simple, 10–25 centimeters (4–10 in) long, dark green, tough and leathery in texture, with a serrated margin, and densely velvety-hairy below with thick yellow-brown pubescence; the young leaves are also densely pubescent above, but this soon rubs off.
