Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rosaceae | Genus: Eriobotrya | Species: Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.( लोकाट ) |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | Mespilus japonica Thunb., Crataegus bibas Lour., Photinia japonica (Thunb.) Franch. & Sav. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Lokat | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Loquat, Japanese Medlar | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Lokat | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | upto 1500m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits borne in clusters, commonly round, oval or pyriform, pale yellow to orange, colour ranging from almost white to deep orange, juicy and with subacid flavor. |
| Habitat | Mild climate with rainfall evenly spread throughout the year. | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Surinam, Taiwa | Bark Details | Bark grey and shallowly fissured. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Origin | Exotic | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen small tree 6-8 m high; surmounted by a dense, ovoid or globular crown; bark grey and shallowly fissured. Leaves somewhat crowded towards the end of the stout, alternate, coriaceous, elliptic, lanceolate to obovate, with remotely toothed to sharply dentate margins. Flower in panicles; calyx composed of 5 small, imbricate, acute teeth; corolla oblong, ovate-clawed petals, white in colour stamens 20. Fruits borne in clusters, commonly round, oval or pyriform, pale yellow to orange, colour ranging from almost white to deep orange, juicy and with subacid flavor. | Leaf Details | Leaves somewhat crowded towards the end of the stout, alternate, coriaceous, elliptic, lanceolate to obovate, with remotely toothed to sharply dentate margins. |
