Eriobotrya

Taxobox
name = "Eriobotrya"

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Eriobotrya japonica"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Rosales
familia = Rosaceae
subfamilia = Maloideae
genus = "Eriobotrya"
genus_authority = Lindl.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = About 10, including: "Eriobotrya deflexa" "Eriobotrya grandiflora" "Eriobotrya hookeriana" "Eriobotrya japonica" - Loquat "Eriobotrya prinoides"

"Eriobotrya" is a genus of about ten species of large evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosaceae, native to east and southeast Asia. By far the best known species is the Loquat, "E. japonica", grown for its edible fruit.

"Eriobotrya" species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including "Hypercompe hambletoni".