The bronze loquat (''Eriobotrya deflexa'') is a tree native to
Guangdong,
Hainan,
Taiwan, and
South Vietnam
South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Việt Nam Cộng hòa), was a state in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975, the period when the southern portion of Vietnam was a member of the Western Bloc during part of th ...
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Coppertone loquat
The Coppertone loquat (''Eriobotrya'' 'Coppertone') is a hybrid of ''Eriobotrya deflexa'' and Indian hawthorn (''Rhaphiolepis indica
''Rhaphiolepis'' ( or ;The first pronunciation is that expected for Anglo-Latin; the second is common in nurseries. ''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607. However, William T. Stearn in his book ''Botanical Latin'' says "Botanical Lati ...
'') and is a popular shrub in the Southern United States and California.
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