Eriobotrya elliptica Lindl., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13:102. 1821 (syn: Mespilus cuila Buch.-Ham. ex Lindl.; Photinia elliptica (Lindl.) Nichols.); . SE-Tibet (Mdog Xian), Nepal, Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life; . Common name: Nepal Loquat .         SK 3702 14 March 2023: 8 very high res. images. Location: Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Date: 11 March 2023 Altitude: 2203 m. Habitat : Wild Eriobotrya ? Going by keys from Flora of Nepal Online account (as below), it should be Eriobotrya elliptica: b Twigs tomentose, 5–9 mm thick … 2 2a Leaves densely tomentose below. Stipules persistent, subulate. Cultivated … E. japonica b Leaves glabrous or glabrescent below. Stipules caducous. Wild …. 3 3a Petioles 16–50 mm. Leaves usually only slightly toothed towards apex … E. elliptica b Petioles 5–9 mm or leaves subsessile. Leaves serrate with hooked teeth in at least apical three quarters of margin … E. hookeriana In view of the above keys, I have to recheck our earlier observations at https://efloraofindia.com/2016/09/18/eriobotrya-elliptica/ We have one more sp Eriobotrya hookeriana but does not look like fit !
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