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Accession Data:

Rhaphiolepis indica (L.) Lindl.

  • Common Name: Indian Hawthorn
  • Family: Rosaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: southern China

  • Description: Evergreen shrub, to 5 feet; leaves oblong-lanceolate, 2-3 inches long, sharply serrate; flowers white to pinkish, 5/8 inches across, in loose glabrous panicles 2-3 inches high.

  • USDA Zone: 7a-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198501311
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 2303 - Temperate Asia - Low
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 04-16-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid I
  • Order: Rosales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • SubFamily: Amygdaloideae
  • Tribe: Maleae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 27 February 2015.
  2. Plants For A Future Website

data regenerated on Wed, 16 Apr 2025 08:51:02 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Rosaceae

Subfamily Amygdaloideae
Tribe Amygdaleae

  • Prunus maritima f. gravesii

Subfamily Amygdaloideae
Tribe Maleae

  • Heteromeles arbutifolia W/C
  • Rhaphiolepis indica

Subfamily Dryadoideae
Tribe Dryadeae

  • Cercocarpus montanus
  • Purshia tridentata

Subfamily Rosoideae
Tribe Colurieae

  • Geum urbanum

Subfamily Rosoideae
Tribe Potentilleae

  • Fragariinae: Duchesnea indica
  • Fragariinae: Fragaria chiloensis W/C
  • Potentillinae: Potentilla rhenana

Subfamily Rosoideae
Tribe Rubeae

  • Rubus idaeus 'Heritage'

Subfamily Rosoideae
Tribe Sanguisorbeae

  • Agrimonilinae: Agrimonia eupatoria
W/C = Wild Collected
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= accession added within past 90 days
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