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Rhaphiolepis

not marked as a favorite taxon *Rhaphiolepis umbellata (Thunberg) Makino. Common name: Japanese-hawthorn, Yedda-hawthorn. Phenology: Mar-Apr; Sep-Nov (-Jan). Habitat: 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. Distribution: Native of Taiwan and se. China.

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Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4; = n/a — RAB; = Pyrus umbellularia M.F.Fay & Christenh. — Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng (2018); Laurus umbellata Thunberg. Basionym: Laurus umbellata Thunb. 1784

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