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Ver. 19.2
April 17th, 2024

260.0000 Family Rosaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 334 (1789), nom. cons.
97-110 genera, ca. 7.500 spp., of them about 4.000 microspecies in Rubus, Alchemilla and Sorbus
Species listed in database: 7619; hybrids: 491
= Agrimoniaceae Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 395, 574 (1822)
= Alchemillaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 17 (1820)
= Amygdalaceae Marquis; Esq. Règne Vég.: 49 (1820), nom. cons.
= Cercocarpaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl.: 287 (1858)
= Chamaemoraceae Lilja; Skånes Fl., ed. 2: 349, 980 (1870)
= Coleogynaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl.: 171 (1858)
= Cydoniaceae Schnizl.; Anal. Nat. Ordn. Gew.: 14 (1856)
= Dryadaceae Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 395, 577 (1822)
= Fragariaceae Nestl.; Monogr. Potentilla: 14 (1816)
= Lindleyaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl.: 166 (1858)
= Malaceae Small; Fl. S. E. U. S.: 529 (1903), nom. cons.
= Mespilaceae Schultz Sch.; Nat. Syst. Pflanzenr.: 509 (1832)
= Neilliaceae Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1: 390 (1855)
= Potentillaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 231 (1820)
= Poteriaceae Raf.; Anal. Nat.: 173 (1815)
= Prunaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 511 (1820)
= Pyraceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot.: 268, 286 (1818)
= Rhodotypaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl.: 172 (1858)
= Sanguisorbaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 231 (1820)
= Sorbaceae Brenner; Florist. Handb.: 94 (1886)
= Spiraeaceae Bertuch; Taf. Allg. Naturgesch. Gewächs-Reich: Enum. 10, Syn. Tab. 3 (1801)
= Tormentillaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 636 (1820)
= Ulmariaceae Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 395, 588 (1822)
260.3867 Genus Rhaphiolepis Lindl.; Bot. Reg, t. 468 (1820) nom. cons.
Distribution: Himalayas, India, Indochina to S-Japan, Malesia (Sumatra and Borneo), 1 largely cultivated
Species listed in database: 48; hybrids: 1
= Opa Lour.; (nom. rej.)
= Eriobotrya Lindl.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 13: 102 (1821)
species :
Rhaphiolepis angustissima (Hook.f.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 10 (2020)
Distribution: NE-India (Meghalaya); Vietnam
40 IND 41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyrus angustissima (Hook.f.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 95 (2018)
= Eriobotrya angustissima Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 372 (1878)
species :
Rhaphiolepis balgooyi (K.M.Wong & Ent) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 10 (2020)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya balgooyi K.M.Wong & Ent; Pl. Ecol. Evol. 147(1): 136 (2014)
species :
Rhaphiolepis bengalensis (Roxb.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 10 (2020)
Distribution: China (NE-Guizhou, SE-Yunnan); N-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Chin); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra (incl. Bangka Isl.); Borneo
36 CHI 40 BAN IND 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 BOR MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Alsodeia grandis Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. 3: 391 (1861)
= Eriobotrya bengalensis (Roxb.) Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India 2(5): 371 (1878)
= Eriobotrya bengalensis (Roxb.) Kurz; Prelim. Rep. For. Veg. Pegu, App. A. p. 57 (1875)
= Eriobotrya bengalensis f. angustifolia (Cardot) J.E.Vidal; Adansonia, n.s. 5: 569 (1965)
= Eriobotrya bengalensis f. contracta J.E.Vidal; Adansonia n. s. 5: 569 (1965)
= Eriobotrya bengalensis f. gigantea J.E.Vidal; Adansonia n. s. 5: 569 (1965)
= Eriobotrya bengalensis f. intermedia J.E.Vidal; Adansonia n. s. 5: 568 (1965)
= Eriobotrya bengalensis f. multinervata J.E.Vidal; Adansonia n. s. 5: 569 (1965)
= Eriobotrya bengalensis var. angustifolia Cardot; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 371 (1918)
= Eriobotrya bengalensis var. contracta (J.E.Vidal) X.F.Gao & Idrees; Pakistan J. Bot. 54(3): 992 (2022)
= Eriobotrya bengalensis var. intermedia (J.E.Vidal) X.F.Gao & Idrees; Pakistan J. Bot. 54(3): 991 (2022)
= Eriobotrya metrosideros A.Chev.; Cat. Pl. Jard. Bot. Saigon: 64 (1919)
= Eriobotrya tinctoria Kurz; Prelim. Rep. Forest Pegu, App. B: 48 (1875)
= Mespilus bengalensis Roxb.; Cat. Hort. Beng. 38 (1814), et Fl. Ind. (Roxburgh) 2: 510 (1832)
= Photinia bengalensis (Roxb.) Wall. ex G.Don; Gen. Syst. 2: 602 (1832)
= Pyrus bengalensis (Roxb.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 97 (2018)
= Rhaphiolepis bengalensis f. angustifolia (Cardot) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; PhytoKeys 154: 23 (2020)
= Rhaphiolepis bengalensis f. contracta B.B.Liu & J.Wen; PhytoKeys 154: 24 (2020)
= Rhaphiolepis bengalensis f. gigantea (J.E.Vidal) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; PhytoKeys 154: 24 (2020)
= Rhaphiolepis bengalensis f. intermedia B.B.Liu & J.Wen; PhytoKeys 154: 25 (2020)
= Rhaphiolepis bengalensis f. multinervata B.B.Liu & J.Wen; PhytoKeys 154: 25 (2020)
species :
Rhaphiolepis bibas (Lour.) Galasso & Banfi; Ital. Botanist 9: 66 (2020)
Name: Nispero de Espana (ES); Loquat, Japanese medlar (EN); Wollmispel, Japanische Mispel (DE)
Distribution: Portugal [c]; Spain [c]; Baleares [c]; France [c]; Monaco [c]; Corsica [c]; Sardinia [c]; Italy [c]; Sicily [c]; Croatia [c]; Albania [c]; Greece [c]; Crete [c]; Ukraine [c]; Morocco [c]; Tunisia [c]; Libya [c] Algeria [c]; Azores [c] (Santa Maria Isl. [c], Sao Miguel Isl. [c], Terceira [c], Graciosa [c], Sao Jorge [c], Pico [c], Faial [c], Flores Isl. [c], Corvo Isl. [c]); Canary Isl. [c] (Gran Canaria [c], Tenerife [c], La Gomera [c], La Palma [c], Lanzarote [c]); Cape Verde Isl. [c] (Santo Antao Isl. [c]); Guinea [c]; Cameroon [c]; São Tomé [c]; Central African Republic [c]; Mozambique [c]; St. Helena [c]; Mauritius [c]; La Réunion [c]; Uzbekistan [c]; East Aegaean Isl. [c] (incl. Rhodos [c]); Turkey (Anatolia); Cyprus [c]; Lebanon [c]; Syria [c]; Israel [c]; Jordania [c]; China (S-Chongqing, Hubei); Tibet [c]; South Korea [c]; Japan [c]; Taiwan [c]; Pakistan [c]; Nepal [c]; India [c]; Sri Lanka [c]; Bangladesh [c]; Myanmar [c]; Thailand [c]; Laos [c]; Cambodia [c]; Vietnam [c]; Philippines [c]; Java [c]; Australia [c] (Queensland [c], New South Wales [c]); Lord Howe Isl. [c]; Norfolk Isl. [c]; New Zealand [c]; New Caledonia [c]; Tonga [c] (Tongatapu [c]); Fiji [c]; Cook Isl. [c] (Rarotonga [c], Mangaia [c], Atiu [c]); Guam [c]; Fed. States of Micronesia [c] (Pohnpei [c]); Marshall Isl. [c] (Jaluit [c]); Hawaii [c] (Kauai [c], East Maui [c], Hawaii Isl.); USA [c] (California [c], Florida [c], Louisiana [c]); Mexico [c]; Guatemala [c]; Belize [c]; El Salvador [c]; Honduras [c]; Nicaragua [c]; Nicaragua [c]; Costa Rica [c]; Panama [c]; Jamaica [c]; Dominican Republic [c]; Haiti [c]; Puerto Rico [c]; Montserrat [c]; Guadeloupe [c]; Dominica [c]; Martinique [c]; Trinidad & Tobago [c]; Colombia [c]; Ecuador [c]; Peru [c]; Bolivia [c]; Brazil [c]
12 bal cor fra mco por sar spa 13 alb cro grc ita kri sic 14 ukr 20 mor tun 21 azo cny cvi 22 gui 23 caf cmn sao 26 moz 28 sth 29 mau reu 32 uzb 34 cyp eai isr jor leb syr TUR 36 CHI tib 38 jap kor tai 40 ban ind nep pak srl 41 cbd lao mya tha vie 42 jaw phi 50 aus lhi nfk 51 nzl 60 fij nwc ton 61 coo 62 gum mic mrs 63 haw 76 usa 78 usa 79 mex 80 blz cos els gua hon nic pan 81 dom gdl his jam mar mts pue trt 82 clm 83 bol ecu per 84 bra
Synonyms: hidden
= Crataegus bibas Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 319 (1790)
= Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.; Tr. Linn. S. 13: 102 (1821)
= Eriobotrya japonica f. variegata Anon.; Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 53: 293 (1913)
= Mespilus japonica Thunb.; Nova Acta Soc. Sci. Upsal. 3: 208 (1780), Thunb. Fl. Jap. 206 (1784), et Syst. Veg., ed. 14: 466 (1784)
= Photinia japonica (Thunb.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Asch. & Schweinf.; Mem. Inst. Egypt. (Illustr. Fl. Egypt.) 73 (1887)
= Photinia japonica (Thunb.) Hemsl.; Handb. Hardy Trees: 177 (1873)
= Pyrus bibas (Lour.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 97 (2018)
= Rhaphiolepis loquata B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 11 (2020), nom. nov. superfl.
species :
Rhaphiolepis capitata (Aver.) comb.ined.
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya capitata Aver.; Pl. Diversity Fl. Veg. Hin Nam No 118 (2019)
species :
Rhaphiolepis cavaleriei (H.Lév.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 10 (2020)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan); Laos; N-Vietnam
36 CHI 41 LAO VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya brackloi Hand.-Mazz.; Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl., Denkschr. 59: 102 (1922)
= Eriobotrya brackloi var. atrichophylla Hand.-Mazz.; Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl., Denkschr. 59: 103 (1922)
= Eriobotrya cavaleriei (H.Lév.) Rehder; J. Arnold Arbor. 13(3): 307-308 (1932)
= Eriobotrya cavaleriei var. brackloi (Hand.-Mazz.) Rehder; J. Arnold Arbor. 13(3): 308 (1932)
= Eriobotrya deflexa var. grandiflora (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5(2): 72 (1924)
= Eriobotrya grandiflora Rehder & E.H.Wilson; Pl. Wils. 1(2): 193-194 (1912)
= Hiptage cavaleriei H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10(257-259): 372-373 (1912)
= Pyrus athenae M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 96 (2018), nom. nov.
species :
Rhaphiolepis condaoensis (X.F.Gao, Idrees & T.V.Do) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 10 (2020)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya condaoensis X.F.Gao, Idrees & T.V.Do; Phytotaxa 365(3): 290 (2018)
species :
Rhaphiolepis crassifolia (Q.Fan, S.F.Chen & K.K.Meng) comb.ined.
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya crassifolia Q.Fan, S.F.Chen & K.K.Meng; PhytoKeys 214: 21, figs. 1-3 (2022)
species :
Rhaphiolepis deflexa (Hemsl.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 10 (2020)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Hainan); Taiwan; S-Vietnam
36 CHI 38 TAI 41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya buisanensis (Hayata) Kaneh.; Formosan Trees 218 (1918)
= Eriobotrya buisanensis (Hayata) Makino & Nemoto; Fl. Jap. ed. 2, 464 (1931)
= Eriobotrya deflexa (Hemsl.) Nakai; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 30: 18 (1918)
= Eriobotrya deflexa f. buisanensis (Hayata) Nakai; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 30(349): 18 (1916)
= Eriobotrya deflexa f. koshunensis (Kaneh. & Sasaki) H.L.Li; Lloydia 14(4): 232 (1951)
= Eriobotrya deflexa var. buisanensis (Hayata) Kaneh. & Sasaki; Catal. Governm. Herb. Formos. 246 (1930)
= Eriobotrya deflexa var. koshunensis Kaneh. & Sasaki; Catal. Governm. Herb. Formos. 246 (1930)
= Photinia buisanensis Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 3: 100-101 (1913)
= Photinia deflexa Hemsl.; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 9(33): 153 (1895)
= Pyrus deflexa (Hemsl.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 101 (2018)
species :
Rhaphiolepis dubia (Lindl.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 10 (2020)
Distribution: Nepal; Bhutan; N-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal); Myanmar (Kachin, Mandalay, Shan); peninsular Malaysia (scattered widely)
40 BHU IND NEP 41 MYA 42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Crataegus shicola Buch.-Ham. ex Lindl.; Tr. Linn. S. 13: 104 (1821), pro syn.
= Eriobotrya dubia (Lindl.) Decne.; Nouv. Arch. Mus. Paris 10: 145 (1874)
= Mespilus tinctoria D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nep. 238 (1825), nom. illeg.
= Photinia dubia Lindl.; Tr. Linn. S. 13: 104, t. 10 (1821)
= Pyrus loquat M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 110 (2018), nom. nov.
species :
Rhaphiolepis elliptica (Lindl.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 10 (2020)
Distribution: SE-Tibet (Mêdog Xian); Nepal; India (Arunachal Pradesh)
36 TIB 40 IND NEP
Synonyms: hidden
= Cotoneaster ellipticus (Lindl.) Loudon ex J.Fryer & B.Hylmö; Cotoneasters: 85 (2009)
= Eriobotrya elliptica Lindl.; Tr. Linn. S. 13: 102 (1821)
= Mespilus cuila Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 238 (1825)
= Mespilus cuila Buch.-Ham. ex Lindl.; Tr. Linn. S. 13: 104 (1821)
= Photinia elliptica (Lindl.) G.Nicholson; Dict. Gard. 3: 108 (1886)
= Pyrus elliptica (Lindl.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 102 (2018)
variant :
var. petelotii (J.E.Vidal) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 10 (2020)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya elliptica var. petelotii J.E.Vidal; Adansonia sér. 2, 5: 552 (1965)
species :
Rhaphiolepis ferruginea Metcalf; Lingnan Sci. J. 18(4): 509-510, t. 16 (1939), et ex Hoo, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1: 196 (1951), descr. ampl.
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyrus sodomacea M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 121 (2018), nom. nov.
variant :
var. serrata Metcalf; Lingnan Sci. J. 18: 511 (1939)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi)
36 CHI
species :
Rhaphiolepis fulvicoma (Chun ex W.B.Liao, F.F.Li & D.F.Cui) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 10 (2020)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya fulvicoma Chun ex W.B.Liao, F.F.Li & D.F.Cui; Ann. Bot. Fenn. 49(4): 264 (2012)
= Eriobotrya kwangsiensis Chun ex X.H.Yang & S.Q.Lin; Acta Hort. 750: 221 (2007)
= Rhaphiolepis yui B.B.Liu & J.Wen; PhytoKeys 154: 50 (2020), nom. nov.
species :
Rhaphiolepis fusca (K.C.Kuan ex X.F.Gao & Idrees) comb.ined.
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya fusca K.C.Kuan ex X.F.Gao & Idrees; Bangladesh J. Bot. 49(4): 1078 (2020)
species :
Rhaphiolepis glabrescens (J.E.Vidal) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 11 (2020)
Distribution: N-Myanmar
41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya elliptica var. victoriensis (J.E.Vidal) X.F.Gao & Idrees; Pakistan J. Bot. 54(3): 999 (2022)
= Eriobotrya glabrescens J.E.Vidal; Adansonia, n. s. 5: 554 (1965)
= Eriobotrya glabrescens var. victoriensis J.E.Vidal; Adansonia sér. 2, 5: 555 (1965)
= Eriobotrya petiolata var. glabrescens (J.E.Vidal) X.F.Gao & Idrees; Pakistan J. Bot. 54(3): 1007 (2022)
= Pyrus serpentae M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 121 (2018), nom. nov.
= Rhaphiolepis glabrescens var. victoriensis (J.E.Vidal) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 11 (2020)
species :
Rhaphiolepis henryi (Nakai) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 11 (2020)
Distribution: China (Guizhou, Yunnan); Myanmar
36 CHI 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyrus henryi (Nakai) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 106 (2018)
= Eriobotrya henryi Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5(2): 70 (1924)
species :
Rhaphiolepis hongiaoensis (Yahara & Tagane) comb.ined.
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya hongiaoensis Yahara & Tagane; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 71(3): 217 (2020)
species :
Rhaphiolepis hookeriana (Decne.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 11 (2020)
Distribution: W-Nepal; Bhutan; N-India (Sikkim, West Bengal); Myanmar (Kachin, Sagaing)
40 BHU IND NEP 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Photinia subsessilis King ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 371 (1878)
= Pyrus hookeriana (Decne.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 107 (2018)
= Eriobotrya hookeriana Decne.; Nouv. Arch. Mus. Paris 10: 146 (1874)
species :
Rhaphiolepis indica (L.) Lindl.; Bot. Reg. 6: t. 468 (1820)
Distribution: China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Japan; Taiwan; India [c]; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; Java [I]; Australia [I] (New South Wales [I]); Norfolk Isl. [I]
36 CHI 38 JAP TAI 40 ind 41 CBD LAO THA VIE 42 jaw 50 aus nfk
Synonyms: hidden
= Crataegus chinensis (Blume) Steud.; Nom. ed. II. 1: 432 (1840)
= Crataegus indica L.; Sp. Pl. 1: 477 (1753)
= Crataegus rubra Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 1: 320 (1790)
= Crataegus sieboldii (Blume) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 434 (1840)
= Crataegus sinensis Loisel.; Herb. Gén. Amat. 4: t. 247 (1820)
= Eriobotrya chinensis (Blume) G.Don; Gen. Syst. 2: 603 (1832)
= Mespilus chinensis Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1102 (1826)
= Mespilus indica (L.) Poir.; Encyc. Suppl. 4: 73 (1816)
= Mespilus rubra Stokes; Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 110 (1812)
= Mespilus sieboldii Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 1102 (1826)
= Mespilus sinensis Poir.; Encycl. 4: 70 (1816)
= Opa japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) Seem.; J. Bot. 1: 281 (1863)
= Opa metrosideros Lour.; Fl. Cochinch.: 309 (1790)
= Photinia sieboldii G.Don; Gen. Hist. 2: 602 (1832)
= Pyrus mekongensis (Cardot) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 112 (2018)
= Pyrus rhaphiolepis M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 118 (2018), nom. nov. for Crataegus indica L.
= Rhaphiolepis brevipetiolata J.E.Vidal; Fl. Cambess., Laos & Vietn., Fasc. 6, 88 (1968), in adnot.
= Rhaphiolepis crataegoides M.Roem.; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 113 (1847)
= Rhaphiolepis fragrans E.T.Geddes; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 108 (1929)
= Rhaphiolepis gracilis Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5(2): 64-65 (1924)
= Rhaphiolepis impressivena Masam.; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 30: 340 (1940)
= Rhaphiolepis indica f. impressivena (Masam.) S.S.Ying; Coloured Illustr. Fl. Taiwan 1: 371 (1985)
= Rhaphiolepis indica f. minor (Makino) H.Ohashi; J. Jap. Bot. 63(1): 6 (1988)
= Rhaphiolepis indica f. salicifolia G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard. 3: 287 (1886)
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. crataegoides Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 66 (1924)
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. latifolia Cardot; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 380 (1918)
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. mekongensis Cardot; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 380 (1918)
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. minor (Makino) Kitam.; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 26: 2 (1974)
= Rhaphiolepis japonica Siebold & Zucc.; Fl. Jap. 1: 162 (1841)
= Rhaphiolepis kerrii E.T.Geddes; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 109 (1929)
= Rhaphiolepis loureiroi Spreng.; Syst. Veg. ed. 16. 2: 508 (1825)
= Rhaphiolepis mekongensis (Cardot) Tagane & H.Toyama; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 66(2): 127 (2015)
= Rhaphiolepis minor (Makino) Koidz.; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 23: 171 (1909)
= Rhaphiolepis parvibracteolata Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 21(4): 344-345 (1922)
= Rhaphiolepis pheostemon Lindl.; Coll. Bot. 1: t. 3 (1821)
= Rhaphiolepis rubra (Lour.) Lindl.; Coll. Bot, t. 3 (1821)
= Rhaphiolepis rubra var. foliosa Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 66 (1924)
= Rhaphiolepis rubra var. lanceolata Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 67 (1924)
= Rhaphiolepis rubra var. minor (Makino) Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 67 (1924)
= Rhaphiolepis rugosa Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5(2): 62 (1924)
= Rhaphiolepis sieboldii (Blume) Hassk.; Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 10: 146 (1843)
= Rhaphiolepis sinensis (Poir.) M.Roem.; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 114 (1847)
= Rhaphiolepis umbellata var. minor (Makino) Kitam.; Acta Phytotax. Geobot., 26(1-2): 2 (1974)
variant :
var. spiralis (Blume) Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 65 (1924)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Crataegus spiralis (Blume) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 434 (1840)
= Mespilus spiralis Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1102 (1826)
= Opa spiralis (Blume) Seem.; J. Bot. 1: 281 (1863)
= Rhaphiolepis spiralis (Blume) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 2: 602 (1832)
variant :
var. shilanensis Y.P.Yang & H.Y.Liu; Taiwania 47: 176 (2002)
Distribution: S-Taiwan (Pingdong Xian)
38 TAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhaphiolepis hiiranensis Kaneh.; Formosan Trees (rev. ed.) 276, f. 226 (1936), nom. inval.
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. hiiranensis (Kaneh.) Li; Lloydia 4: 235 (1952), nom. inval.
= Rhaphiolepis umbellata var. hiiranensis (Kaneh.) Hatus.; Fl. Ryukyus: 312 (1971)
variant :
var. tashiroi Hayata ex Matsum. & Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 22: 129 (1906)
Distribution: Taiwan
38 TAI
species :
Rhaphiolepis integerrima Hook. & Arn.; Bot. Beechey Voy. 263 (1838)
Distribution: Taiwan
38 TAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Opa integerrima (Hook. & Arn.) Seem.; J. Bot. 1: 281 (1863)
= Opa mertensii (Siebold & Zucc.) Seem.; J. Bot. 1: 281 (1863)
= Pyrus godiva M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 105 (2018), nom. nov. for Rhaphiolepis integerrima Hook. & Arn.
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. integerrima (Hook. & Arn.) Kitam.; Acta Phytotax. Geobot., 26(1-2): 1 (1974)
= Rhaphiolepis integerrima var. mertensii (Siebold & Zucc.) Makino ex Koidz.; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 34(2): 72 (1913)
= Rhaphiolepis japonica var. integerrima (Hook. & Arn.) Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. 91: t. 5510 (1865)
= Rhaphiolepis mertensii Siebold & Zucc.; Fl. Jap. 1: 164 (1841)
= Rhaphiolepis mertensii var. ovata (Standish ex J.Dix) Nakai; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 30: 22 (1916)
= Rhaphiolepis ovata Standish ex J.Dix; Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 2: 378 (1862)
= Rhaphiolepis umbellata f. integerrima (Hook.f.) Rehder; Deut. Dendrol. 1915(24): 223 (1916)
= Rhaphiolepis umbellata f. ovata (Briot) C.K.Schneid.; Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 706 (1906)
= Rhaphiolepis umbellata subsp. integerrima (Hook. & Arn.) Masam.; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 31: 274 (1941)
= Rhaphiolepis umbellata var. integerrima (Hook. & Arn.) Masam.; Sci. Rep. Kanazawa Univ., Biol. 3(1): 111 (1955)
= Rhaphiolepis umbellata var. mertensii (Siebold & Zucc.) Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 16(179): 14 (1902)
species :
Rhaphiolepis integrifolia (Aver.) comb.ined.
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya integrifolia Aver.; Pl. Diversity Fl. Veg. Hin Nam No 119 (2019)
= Eriobotrya averyanovii Idrees & J.M.H.Shaw; Phytotaxa 512: 127 (2021), nom. nov. for E. integrifolia Aver.
species :
Rhaphiolepis jiulongjiangensis P.C.Huang & K.M.Li; J. Nanjing Forest. Univ. 13(4): 85 (1989)
Distribution: China (Fujian)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyrus jiulongjiangensis (P.C.Huang & K.M.Li) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 108 (2018)
species :
Rhaphiolepis lanceolata Hu; J. Arnold Arbor. 13(3): 335-336 (1932)
Distribution: China (?Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyrus lanceolata (Hu) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 110 (2018)
= Rhaphiolepis hainanensis F.P.Metcalf; Lingnan Sci. J. 18: 511 (1939)
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. angustifolia Cardot; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 380 (1918)
species :
Rhaphiolepis laoshanica (W.B.Liao, Q.Fan & S.F.Chen) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; PhytoKeys 154: 39 (2020)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya laoshanica W.B.Liao, Q.Fan & S.F.Chen; PhytoKeys 146: 64 (2020)
species :
Rhaphiolepis latifolia (Hook.f.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; PhytoKeys 154: 39 (2020)
Distribution: Myanmar (Kayin, Taninthayi)
41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya latifolia Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 370 (1878)
= Pyrus herae M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 106 (2018), nom. nov.
= Rhaphiolepis herae (M.F.Fay & Christenh.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 11 (2020), isonym
species :
Rhaphiolepis longifolia (Decne.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 11 (2020)
Distribution: NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya longifolia (Decne.) Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 370 (1878)
= Photinia longifolia Decne.; Nouv. Arch. Mus. Par. Ser. I. 10: 142 (1874)
= Pyrus longifolia (Decne.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 110 (2018)
species :
Rhaphiolepis macrocarpa (Kurz) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 11 (2020)
Distribution: Myanmar (Bago, Mandalay)
41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya macrocarpa Kurz; J. As. Soc. Beng. 41: II. 306 (1872)
species :
Rhaphiolepis major Cardot; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 380-381 (1918)
Distribution: China (Fujian, S-Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Zhejiang)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyrus major (Cardot) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 111 (2018)
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. grandifolia Franch.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 46: 207 (1899)
species :
Rhaphiolepis malipoensis (K.C.Kuan) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 11 (2020)
Distribution: China (SE-Yunnan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya malipoensis K.C.Kuan; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8(3): 231 (1963)
= Pyrus malipoensis (K.C.Kuan) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 111 (2018)
species :
Rhaphiolepis merguiensis (J.E.Vidal) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 11 (2020)
Distribution: Myanmar (Taninthayi)
41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya merguiensis J.E.Vidal; Adansonia, n. s. 5: 563 (1965)
= Pyrus merguiensis (J.E.Vidal) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 112 (2018)
species :
Rhaphiolepis oblongifolia (Merr. & Rolfe) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 11 (2020)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya oblongifolia Merr. & Rolfe; Philipp. J. Sci. iii.102 (1908)
species :
Rhaphiolepis obovata (W.W.Sm.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 11 (2020)
Distribution: China (C-Yunnan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyrus obovata (W.W.Sm.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 114 (2018)
= Eriobotrya obovata W.W.Sm.; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 10(46): 29-30 (1917)
species :
Rhaphiolepis petiolata (Hook.f.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 11 (2020)
Distribution: Bhutan; N-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Chin)
40 BAN BHU IND 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya elliptica Hook.f. & Thomson; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 370 (1878)
= Eriobotrya petiolata Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 370 (1878)
= Pyrus petiolata (Hook.f.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 115 (2018)
species :
Rhaphiolepis philippinensis (S.Vidal) Kalkman; Blumea 21(2): 434 (1973)
Distribution: Borneo; Philippines
42 BOR PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya acuminatissima Merr. ex Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 71 (1924)
= Eriobotrya luzoniensis (Merr.) Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 69 (1924)
= Eriobotrya philippinensis S.Vidal; Revis. Pl. Vasc. Filip. 623 (1886)
= Photinia luzonensis Merr.; Philipp. Gov. Lab. Bur. Bull. 17: 18 (1904)
= Photinia luzonensis var. acuminatissima Merr.; J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 71 (1924), nomen
= Pyrus luzoniensis (Merr.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 111 (2018)
= Pyrus philippinensis (S.Vidal) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 115 (2018)
species :
Rhaphiolepis platyphylla (Merr.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 11 (2020)
Distribution: Myanmar (Kachin)
41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyrus platyphylla (Merr.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 116 (2018)
= Eriobotrya platyphylla Merr.; Brittonia 4: 80 (1941)
species :
Rhaphiolepis poilanei (J.E.Vidal) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 11 (2020)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya poilanei J.E.Vidal; Adansonia, n. s. 5: 557 (1965)
= Pyrus poilanei (J.E.Vidal) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 116 (2018)
species :
Rhaphiolepis prinoides (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 11 (2020)
Distribution: China (W-Sichuan, SE-Yunnan); Laos; Vietnam
36 CHI 41 LAO VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya prinoides Rehder & E.H.Wilson; Pl. Wils. 1(2): 194-195 (1912)
= Pyrus prinoides (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 116 (2018)
variant :
var. laotica (J.E.Vidal) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 11 (2020)
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya prinoides var. laotica J.E.Vidal; Adansonia sér. 2, 5: 573 (1965)
species :
Rhaphiolepis salicifolia Lindl.; Coll. Bot. sub t. 3 (1821)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi); Vietnam
36 CHI 41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyrus gomorrana M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 105 (2018), nom. nov.
= Rhaphiolepis cheniana Metcalf; Lingnan Sci. J. 18(4): 509, t. 15 (1939)
= Rhaphiolepis kwangsiensis Hu; J. Arnold Arbor. 13(3): 335 (1932)
species :
Rhaphiolepis salwinensis (Hand.-Mazz.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 11 (2020)
Distribution: China (NW-Yunnan); India (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim); Myanmar
36 CHI 40 IND 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya salwinensis Hand.-Mazz.; Symb. Sin. 7(3): 475-476 (1933)
= Pyrus salwinensis (Hand.-Mazz.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 120 (2018)
species :
Rhaphiolepis seguinii (H.Lév.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 11 (2020)
Distribution: China (SW-Guizhou, SE-Yunnan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya pseudoraphiolepis Cardot; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 371-372 (1918)
= Eriobotrya seguinii (H.Lév.) Cardot ex Guillaumin; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71: 287 (1924)
= Pyrus seguinii (H.Lév.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 121 (2018)
= Symplocos seguinii H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10(260-262): 431 (1912)
species :
Rhaphiolepis serrata (J.E.Vidal) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 12 (2020)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, Yunnan); Laos; Vietnam
36 CHI 41 LAO VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyrus serrata (J.E.Vidal) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 121 (2018)
= Eriobotrya serrata J.E.Vidal; Adansonia, n. s. 5: 558 (1965)
species :
Rhaphiolepis shanensis (D.H.Kang, H.G.Ong & Y.D.Kim) comb.ined.
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya shanense D.H.Kang, H.G.Ong & Y.D.Kim; Phytotaxa 482(3): 281 (2021)
species :
Rhaphiolepis stipularis (Craib) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 12 (2020)
Distribution: Thailand; Cambodia
41 CBD THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyrus stipularis (Craib) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 122 (2018)
= Eriobotrya stipularis Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 109 (1929)
species :
Rhaphiolepis tengyuehensis (W.W.Sm.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 12 (2020)
Distribution: China (NW-Yunnan); Myanmar (Kachin)
36 CHI 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyrus tengyuehensis (W.W.Sm.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 123 (2018)
= Eriobotrya tengyuehensis W.W.Sm.; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 10(46): 30-31 (1917)
species :
Rhaphiolepis umbellata (Thunb.) Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 16: 13 (1902)
Distribution: Mozambique [I]; China; South Korea (Cheju Isl.); Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); Ryukyu Isl.; Bonin Isl. (Keetaajima, Chichijima, Anijima, Otohtojima, Hahajima, Mukohjima, Anejima, Imohtojima, Meijima); Taiwan; New Zealand [I]
26 moz 36 CHI 38 JAP KOR NNS OGA TAI 51 nzl
Synonyms: hidden
= Laurus umbellata Thunb.; Fl. Jap. 175 (1784)
= Pyrus umbellularia M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 124 (2018), nom. nov. for Laurus umbellata Thunb.
= Rhaphiolepis indica f. umbellata (Thunb.) H.Ohashi; J. Jap. Bot. 63(1): 5 (1988)
= Rhaphiolepis indica f. umbellata (Thunb.) Hatus.; J. Geobot. 25(4): 126 (1978)
= Rhaphiolepis indica subsp. umbellata (Thunb.) Hatus.; Mem. Fac. Agric. Kagoshima Univ. 7: 309 (1970)
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. umbellata (Thunb.) H.Ohashi; J. Jap. Bot. 63(1): 4 (1988)
= Rhaphiolepis umbellata (Thunb.) C.K.Schneid.; Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 705 (1906), isonym
= Rhaphiolepis umbellata var. ovata (Standish ex J.Dix) Asch. & Graebn.; Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 57 (1906)
variant :
var. liukiuensis Koidz.; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 34: 73 (1913)
Distribution: Ryukyu Isl.
38 NNS
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. liukiuensis (Koidz.) Hatus.; Fl. Ryukyus 844 (1971)
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. insularis Hatus.; Fl. Ryukyus: 844 (1971), without latin descr.
= Rhaphiolepis indica var. liukiuensis (Koidz.) Kitam.; Acta Phytotax. Geobot., 26(1-2): 2 (1974)
= Rhaphiolepis liukiuensis (Koidz.) Nakai; J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 63 (1924)
= Rhaphiolepis umbellata subsp. liukiuensis (Koidz.) Masam. & Yanagita; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 31: 274 (1941)
species :
Rhaphiolepis wardii (C.E.C.Fisch.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 12 (2020)
Distribution: NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh); Myanmar
40 IND 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya wardii C.E.C.Fisch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 205 (1929)
= Pleiosorbus wardii (C.E.C.Fisch.) Rushforth; Phytologia 100(4): 233 (2018)
= Pyrus alabaster M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 94 (2018), nom. nov.
species :
Rhaphiolepis williamtelliana (Champ. ex Benth.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 12 (2020)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hongkong); Tibet; Vietnam
36 CHI TIB 41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya fragrans Champ. ex Benth.; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 80 (1852)
= Pyrus williamtelliana M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 126 (2018), nom. nov. for Eriobotrya fragrans Champ. ex Benth.
variant :
var. furfuracea (J.E.Vidal) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 12 (2020)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya fragrans var. furfuracea J.E.Vidal; Adansonia sér. 2, 5: 557 (1965)
species :
Rhaphiolepis wuzhishanensis W.B.Liao, R.H.Miao & Q.Fan; Novon 17(4): 429 (2007)
Distribution: China (Hainan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyrus wuzhishanensis (W.B.Liao, R.H.Miao & Q.Fan) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 126 (2018)
species :
Rhaphiolepis ×daduheensis (H.Z.Zhang ex W.B.Liao, Q.Fan & M.Y.Ding) B.B.Liu & J.Wen; Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 10 (2020)
Distribution: China (Sichuan)
36 CHI
Remarks: R. bibas x prinoides
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriobotrya ×daduheensis H.Z.Zhang ex W.B.Liao, Q.Fan & M.Y.Ding; Phytotaxa 212(1): 97 (2015)
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