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| name = ''Rhaphiolepis''<br />
| image = Indian_Hawthorn_Bloom.jpg<br />
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| image_caption = ''Rhaphiolepis indica'' in flower<br />
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br />
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br />
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br />
| ordo = [[Rosales]]<br />
| familia = [[Rosaceae]]<br />
| subfamilia = [[Maloideae]]<br />
| genus = '''''Rhaphiolepis''''' [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]<br />
| subdivision_ranks = Species<br />
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About 15 species, including:<br/><br />
''[[Rhaphiolepis ferruginea]]''<br/><br />
''[[Rhaphiolepis fragrans]]''<br/><br />
''[[Rhaphiolepis indica]]''<br/><br />
''[[Rhaphiolepis integerrima]]''<br/><br />
''[[Rhaphiolepis kerrii]]''<br/><br />
''[[Rhaphiolepis lanceolata]]''<br/><br />
''[[Rhaphiolepis major]]''<br/><br />
''[[Rhaphiolepis salicifolia]]''<br/><br />
''[[Rhaphiolepis umbellata]]''<br />
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'''''Rhaphiolepis''''' ([[synonymy|syn.]] ''Raphiolepis'' [[Lindl.]]) is a genus of about 15 species of [[evergreen]] [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s in the family [[Rosaceae]], native to warm temperate and subtropical eastern and southeastern [[Asia]], from southern [[Japan]], southern [[Korea]] and southern [[China]] south to [[Thailand]] and [[Vietnam]]. The genus is closely related to ''[[Eriobotrya]]'' ([[loquat]]s). The common name ''hawthorn''<!--please do not link to "hawthorn." the plant is not a village or a football club.--> (shared with the related genus ''[[Crataegus]]'') is used for the species.<br />
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The species vary in size, some only reaching 1-1.5 m, while ''R. ferruginea'' can reach 10 m. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, leathery, glossy dark green, simple, 3-9 cm long, with an entire or serrated margin. The [[flower]]s are white or pink, 1-2 cm diameter, produced in small to large [[panicle|corymb]]s. The [[fruit]] is a small [[pome]] 1-2 cm diameter, ripening dark purple to black, usually containing only a single [[seed]].<br />
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===Cultivation and uses===<br />
The best known species is ''R. indica'' ('''Indian Hawthorn''') from southern China, grown for its decorative pink [[flower]]s, and popular in [[bonsai]] culture. ''R. umbellata'' ('''Yeddo Hawthorn''') from Japan and Korea has blunter leaves and white flowers. It is the hardiest species, tolerating temperatures down to about -15 °C.<br />
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The fruit is edible when cooked, and can be used to make [[jam]].<br />
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[[Image:SoCalIndianHawthorn.jpg|thumb|left|300px||30 year old Indian Hawthorn that has been pruned into a multi-trunked dwarf-like tree.]]Indian Hawthorn is a mainstay horticultural specimen in southern United States. It is often found in commercial as well as in private landscapes. Often it is trimmed into small compact hedges or balls for foundation plants. It has been successfully pruned into a standard form as well as small dwarf-like trees up to 15 feet in height.<br />
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Apt to develop [[leaf spot]].<br />
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[[Category:Accessory fruit]]<br />
[[Category:Maloideae]]</div>Envoy