Species
Rhaphiolepis indica
Common Name(s)
Indian hawthorn
Authority
Rhaphiolepis indica (L.) Lindl. ex Ker Gawl.
Family
Rosaceae
Brief Description
Erect evergreen shrub; leaves coriaceous, crenate margins, semi-acute leaf tips
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs
Similar Taxa
Compared with R. umbellata, R. indica has somewhat thinner leaves with acute tips (not rounded), and obvious crenations around most of the margins rather than the entire or obscurely toothed leaves of R. umbellata.
Flowering
Sept-Oct (NZ)
Flower Colours
Red / Pink,White
Year Naturalised
2006
Origin
southern China, Japan, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam (Wikipedia)
Reason for Introduction
Ornamental and hedging
This page last updated on 22 Sep 2018