Rosaceae
Loquat
Eriobotrya japonica
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Eriobotrya
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsMildly toxic
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Mildly toxic
Mildly toxic to young children. Toxic principle: Cyanogenic glycosides.
Signs: weakness, vomiting, labored breathing, twitching, convulsions.
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Is Loquat safe for cats, dogs and kids?
Is Loquat safe for cats?
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Is Loquat safe for dogs?
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Is Loquat safe for kids?
No. Our sources call Loquat mildly toxic to young children. Toxic principle: Cyanogenic glycosides. Signs: weakness, vomiting, labored breathing, twitching, convulsions.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (81)
- Afrikaans
- Lukwart
- Albanian
- Loquat
- Arabic
- بشملة يابانية, أكي دنيا, اسكي دنيا, اسكيدنيا, اكي دنيا, اكيدنيا, بشملة, بوصاع
- Armenian
- Նորաշխարհ
- ary
- مزاح
- arz
- بشمله يابانيه
- Asturian
- Nesperal
- azb
- مالتا اریی
- Azerbaijani
- Yapon eriobotriyası
- Bangla
- লকুত
- Basque
- Japoniako mizpirondo
- Belarusian
- Мушмула японская
- bo
- ཞུ་མཁན།
- Bulgarian
- Японска мушмула
- Cantonese
- 枇杷, 蘆橘
- Catalan
- Nesprer del Japó, Micaco, Micaquer, Nespler japonés, Nespra japonesa, Nespre, Nesprer japonès, Nesprer japonés
- cdo
- Bì-bà
- Central Kurdish
- گۆیژی ژاپۆنی, ئەزگیلی ژاپۆنی, لۆکوات, هەنگی دونیا, گێوژی ژاپۆنی
- Chinese
- 枇杷, 卢桔, 枇杷叶, 枇杷叶露, 枇杷木白皮, 枇杷树根, 枇杷核, 枇杷根
- Croatian
- Japanska mušmula, Nešpola
- Czech
- Lokvát japonský, Mišpule, Mišpulník japonský
- Dutch
- Loquat, Japanse mispel, Japanse wolmispel, Neffel, Nispero
- English
- Loquat, Chinese plum, Japanese medlar, Japanese plum
- Esperanto
- Lanmespilo
- Estonian
- Jaapani villpööris
- Finnish
- Japaninmispeli, Lokvatti, Nispero
- French
- Bibacier, Bibassier, Loquat, Neflier du Japon, Néflier du Japon
- frr
- Loquat
- Galician
- Nespereira
- Georgian
- Მუშმულა სუბტროპიკული, Იაპონური ზღმარტლი, Ლოქვა
- German
- Japanische Wollmispel, Japanische Mispel, Loquat, Nespuli, Nispero
- Greek
- Μουσμουλιά
- Haitian Creole
- Lokwat
- Hebrew
- שסק, אסקדיניה
- Hungarian
- Japánnaspolya
- Indonesian
- Loquat
- Irish
- Crann locuataí, Locuat
- Italian
- Nespola, Nespolo del Giappone
- Japanese
- ビワ, ビワヨウ, 枇杷, 枇杷葉
- Kazakh
- Жапон мушмуласы
- Kinyarwanda
- Umunoferiya
- Korean
- 비파나무
- lah
- لوکاٹ
- Latvian
- Japānas eriobotrija, Lokvata
- Lithuanian
- Japoninė lokva, Japoninė šliandra
- lzh
- 枇杷
- Macedonian
- Jапонска мушмула
- mrj
- Япони мушмула
- mwl
- Nespera Japonesa
- mzn
- ازگیل
- nan
- Gî-pê
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Japansk mispel, Loquat
- Odia
- ଲୋକ୍ୱେଟ୍
- os
- Япойнаг мугæ
- Persian
- گلابی ژاپنی
- Polish
- Nieśplik japoński, Loquat, Miszpelnik japoński
- Portuguese
- Nespereira, Ameixa-japonesa, Magnório, Nespra, Nêspera
- Punjabi
- ਲੋਕਾਟ
- Romanian
- Moșmon japonez, Nisper japonez, Nisperul japonez
- Russian
- Мушмула японская обыкновенная, Локва, Мушмула, Мушмула японская, Шесек, Эриоботрия японская, Японская мушмула обыкновенная
- sc
- Nespula
- Serbian
- Јапанска мушмула
- Serbian (Latin)
- Japanska mušmula
- Sindhi
- لوڪٽ
- Slovak
- Mišpuľa japonská
- Slovenian
- Japonska nešplja, Lokvat
- Spanish
- Loquat, Nisperero japones, Nisperero japonés, Nispero del Japon, Nispero del Japón, Nispero japones, Níspero del Japon, Níspero japonés
- Swahili
- Msambia
- Swedish
- Japansk mispel, Loquat
- Tamil
- லக்கோட்டா
- Thai
- โลควอท
- Tongan
- Loketi
- Turkish
- Malta eriği, Maltaeriği, Yenidünya
- Ukrainian
- Мушмула японська звичайна, Локва
- Urdu
- لوکاٹ
- Uzbek
- Yapon mushmulasi
- Vietnamese
- Nhót tây, Lô quất, Tì bà, Tỳ bà
- wuu
- 枇杷
- xmf
- Ბაშმალა სუბტროპიკული
- Yoruba
- Loquat
- za
- Makbizbaz
Synonyms
- Crataegus bibas Lour.
- Eriobotrya japonica f. variegata Anon.
- Mespilus japonica Thunb.
- Photinia japonica (Thunb.) Franch. & Sav.
- Photinia japonica (Thunb.) Hemsl.
- Pyrus bibas (Lour.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
- Rhaphiolepis bibas (Lour.) Galasso & Banfi
- Rhaphiolepis loquata B.B.Liu & J.Wen
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Illusive255, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: wlcutler, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Horacio Cambeiro, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.