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

1. A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – loquat, native to warm temperate areas of Asia, widely naturalized.

Synonyms

• (species): Crataegus bibas, Mespilus japonica, Photinia japonica; Japanese medlar, Japanese plum, Chinese plum

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 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