Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.

English: Coppertone, Japanese Medlar

German: Japanische Wollmispel

Mandarin: 枇杷 (pi ba)

Portuguese: Nêspera

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Rosales (119)

        Family: Rosaceae (56)(family description)

          Genus: Eriobotrya (1)

            Epithet: japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. (6)

Synonym: Mespilus japonica Thunb.

japonica => from Japan

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: tree

Flower colour: beige, white

Check for Eriobotrya japonica at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [257] Eriobotrya japonica - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER)
• [542] Eriobotrya japonica - Plants For A Future database
• [1315] Eriobotrya japonica - Flora of China @ efloras.org

• [11] Schönfelder, I. and Schönfelder, P. (1999): Die Kosmos-Mittelmeerflora. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart, Germany.