Rhaphiolepis indica
Common name
Indian hawthorn
Family
Rosaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Brief description
Erect evergreen shrub; leaves coriaceous, crenate margins, semi-acute leaf tips
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