Eriobotrya elliptica Lindl.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Eriobotrya

Characteristics

Trees evergreen, 5–10 m tall. Branchlets grayish brown, stout, glabrous. Stipules caducous, not seen; petiole 2–4 cm, glabrous. Leaf blade oblong to oblong-lanceolate, rarely oblong-oblanceolate, 18–25 × 6–9 cm, leathery, lateral veins 15–20 pairs, abaxially prominent, adaxially impressed, both surfaces glabrous, base cuneate, rarely subrounded, margin obtusely serrate, apex acuminate or shortly caudate. Panicle terminal, many flowered; peduncle densely tomentose; bracts caducous, not seen. Pedicel subsessile. Hypanthium shallowly campanulate. Sepals triangular, abaxially tomentose, apex obtuse. Petals orbicular or elliptic, base pilose. Stamens 20. Styles 5; ovary pubescent. Pome obovoid or subglobose, 8–12 mm in diam.
Life form annual
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 5.0 - 10.0
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Environment

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Usage

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Edible -
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Eriobotrya elliptica world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:724782-1
WFO ID wfo-0001007328
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Synonyms

Photinia elliptica Eriobotrya elliptica Cotoneaster nummularius var. lindleyi