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(First upload on January 16 2019. Last on June 11 2019) [ 日本語 | English ]

Eriobotrya Lindl. (ビワ) Biwa (ビワ, 枇杷), loquat Lifeform: evergreen, short tree ≈ 10 m tall Distribution: native to western China ancient exotic: naturalized to southe-easern Japan (western Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu) Habitat: mountain slopes

Branch: expanding three times (spring, summer and fall) in a year Use: ebible fruit, medicine (leaf) Synonyms: Mespilus japonica Thunb.

Eriobotrya japonica in Japan

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[1-3] along a street to go Kanda myoujin Shrine near Ochanomizu Station, Tokyo, on December 15 2018. [4] near Nunohiki Falls along Seyama Trail in Kobe City, western Japan, on March 16 2019.