Record Number
5381
PROSEA Handbook Number
5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers
Taxon
Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Eriobotrya in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Eriobotrya in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
Vernacular Names
Loquat (En). Neflier du Japon (Fr). Indonesia: lokwat, papalaan (Sundanese). Malaysia: lokwat, paginggong (Peninsular). Cambodia: tôn leap. Thailand: pipae (central). Vietnam: s[ow]n tr[af] nh[aaj]t b[ar]n, ti b[af] di[eej]p.
Distribution
Probably originated in south-eastern China but at present cultivated for its fruits throughout the tropics and subtropics; in Malesia at least in Peninsular Malaysia, Java and the Philippines.
Author(s)
M.S.M. Sosef
Correct Citation of this Article
Sosef, M.S.M., 1998. Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.. In: Sosef, M.S.M., Hong, L.T. and Prawirohatmodjo, S. (Editors): Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers. PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia. Database record: prota4u.org/prosea
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