What is Loquat?
{{Taxobox | name = Loquat<br>''Eriobotrya japonica'' | image = Louqat255.jpg | image_caption = Loquat leaves and fruits. | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] | unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]] | unranked_ordo = [[Rosids]] | ordo = [[Rosales]] | familia = [[Rosaceae]] | genus = ''[[Eriobotrya]]'' | species = '''''E. japonica''''' | binomial = ''Eriobotrya japonica'' | binomial_authority = ([[Carl Peter Thunberg|Thunb.]]) [[John Lindley|Lindl.]] | synonyms = ''Mespilus japonica'' <br> ''Photinia japonica'' | itis = 502403 | ncbi = 32224 }} A '''loquat''' is a [[tropical]] [[fruit]] that grows on a tree. Since it is tropical, it will only grow in a warm, wet [[climate]]. It grows in Spain, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, India and Iran. Loquats are yellow or orange and contain large brown seeds. People eat the skin or peel the fruit. {{Fruits}} [[Category:Tropical fruit]] [[Category:Rosaceae]] {{biology-stub}}