Eriobotrya japonica

Translingual

Eriobotrya japonica

Etymology

The genus was borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔριον (érion, “wool”) + βότρῠς (bótrus, “cluster of grapes”). The species is Latin jā̆pōnicus (“Japanese”).

Proper noun

Eriobotrya japonica f

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – loquat, native to cool areas of Asia.

Synonyms

(species): Crataegus bibas, Mespilus japonica, Photinia japonica

Hypernyms

(species): Rosales - order; Rosaceae - family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Maleae - tribe; Eriobotrya - genus

References

Eriobotrya japonica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Eriobotrya japonica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Eriobotrya japonica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Eriobotrya japonica at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Eriobotrya japonica at Encyclopedia of Life
Eriobotrya japonica at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Eriobotrya japonica at USDA Plants database
Eriobotrya japonica at Tropicos
Eriobotrya japonica at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Eriobotrya+japonica at The Plant List

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