*Rhaphiolepis umbellata (Thunberg) Makino. Japanese-hawthorn, Yedda-hawthorn. Phen: Mar-Apr; Sep-Nov (-Jan). Hab: Disturbed areas, maritime thickets, marsh edges, also epiphytic on trunks of cultivated palms (as on Dauphin Island; H. Horne, pers. comm., 2013); also widely planted, including inland, likely to naturalize more extensively in the future. Dist: Native of Taiwan and se. China.
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4; = n/a – RAB; = Pyrus umbellularia M.F.Fay & Christenh. – Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng (2018)
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