Bronze loquat
The bronze loquat (Eriobotrya deflexa) is a tree native to Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan (known indigenously as ritu or litu), and South Vietnam.
| Bronze loquat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Eriobotrya |
| Species: | E. deflexa |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriobotrya deflexa | |
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Its leaves are used in Taiwanese folk medicine as an expectorant.
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