Eriobotrya Lindley

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 71

29. Eriobotrya Lindley 1

Evergreen shrubs or trees. Leaves simple. Inflorescence a terminal panicle. Sepals persistent in fruit; petals ovate or suborbicular, clawed, white; stamens 20; carpels 2-5, walls thin in fruit; ovules 2; styles connate only at base. Fruit with 1 or a few large seeds.