Genus Eriobotrya Lindl.


Summary
Genus number:
4387
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Accession count:

232 (9  active, 8  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
conserved (nom. cons.) against the heterotypic synonym (Madrid ICN Art. 14.4 & App. III) Rhaphiolepis Lindl., which is itself conserved if the genera are treated as separate


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References:
  1. Dong, Z. et al. 2022. Increasing taxa sampling provides new insights on the phylogenetic relationship between Eriobotrya and Rhaphiolepis. Front. Genet. 13:831206. DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.831206.
  2. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  3. Liu, B.-B. et al. . 2020. Eriobotrya belongs to Rhaphiolepis (Maleae, Rosaceae): evidence from chloroplast genome and nuclear ribosomal DNA data. Front. Plant Sci. 10:1731. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01731. Note: incongruent results between nuclear and plastidial trees
  4. Wilson, K. L. 2024. Report of the General Committee: 29. Taxon Note: Eriobotrya is conserved against Rhaphiolepis
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=4387. Accessed 15 April 2026.