× Rhaphiobotrya

Description

× Rhaphiobotrya is an artificial hybrid genus (nothogenus) that occurred in cultivation between Eriobotrya and Rhaphiolepis. The genus was first described in 2008 for the cultivar × Rhaphiobotrya 'Coppertone', which had been previously listed under several species of Eriobotrya and Rhaphiolepis. At least three further cultivars are known.