Rhaphiolepis umbellata

Rhaphiolepis umbellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Rhaphiolepis
Species:	R. umbellata
Binomial name
Rhaphiolepis umbellata Makino
Synonyms
Laurus umbellata Thunb. Mespilus sieboldii Blume Rhaphiolepis indica f. umbellata (Thunb.) Hatus. Rhaphiolepis indica var. umbellata (Thunb.) H. Ohashi Rhaphiolepis japonica var. integerrima Hook. f. Rhaphiolepis ovata Briot

Rhaphiolepis umbellata is a species of flowering plant in the Rosaceae family, native to Korea and Japan. Growing to 1.5 m (5 ft) tall and wide, it is an evergreen shrub with glossy oval leaves, and scented white flowers, sometimes tinged with pink, in early summer.

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is used in Japan as an astringent and a dyeing agent. The bark contains (−)-catechin 7-O-β-d-glucopyranoside and (+)-catechin 5-0-β-d-glucopyranoside.

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