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Quercus rysophylla is a large tree, up to 25 metres (82 feet) tall. It has smooth pale gray bark, which ages and becomes rough, deeply cracked and dark gray. [3] The leaves are lanceolate (lance shaped), up to 21 centimetres (8 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches) long. [4]
The loquat (Eriobotrya japonica, Chinese: 枇杷; Pinyin: pípá) [2] is a large evergreen shrub or tree grown commercially for its orange fruit. It is also cultivated as an ornamental plant. The loquat is in the family Rosaceae and is native to the cooler hill regions of south-central China. [3] [4] In Japan, the loquat has been grown for over ...
Rhaphiolepis (/ ˌ r æ f i ˈ ɒ l ɪ p ɪ s / RAF-ee-OL-ip-iss or / ˌ r æ f i oʊ ˈ l ɛ p ɪ s / RAF-ee-oh-LEP-iss) [2] is a genus of about fifteen species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosaceae, native to warm temperate and subtropical East Asia and Southeast Asia, from southern Japan, southern Korea and southern China, south to Thailand and Vietnam.
The bronze loquat (Eriobotrya deflexa) is a tree native to China (Guangdong, Hainan), Taiwan and Vietnam. [ 3 ] Its leaves are used in Taiwanese folk medicine as an expectorant .
Eriobotrya is a genus of flowering plants, mostly large evergreen shrubs and small trees, in the family Rosaceae, native to woodland in the Himalayas and East Asia. The loquat, E. japonica, is grown for its edible fruit.
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A shrub or dense tree from 2 to 20 m (7 to 66 ft) tall, it is typically found in coastal areas, lowlands, and other wet tropical situations. [2] It has found use as a garden, street, and landscaping shrub or tree, due to its colorful young leaves, amenability to pruning (including topiary ), and fragrant flowers.
During World War II, the Japanese invaded the Philippines, and a small band of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) activists used the dense mountain jungles and vast swamps of the Luzon rainforest for protection. [6] The communist activists established a base of operations in the nearby Mt. Arayat and the Candaba Swamp. [6]