Rhaphiolepis indica
Indian hawthorn · also India hawthorn, Hong Kong hawthorn, India-hawthorn
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Rhaphiolepis indica, commonly known as Indian hawthorn, is an evergreen shrub with a dense canopy of glossy, dark green leaves and gracefully arching branches. It produces clusters of small, white flowers in fall, winter, and spring, followed by dark berries that attract birds. This species has a moderate growth rate and is well-suited for urban landscapes.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 680.05%—4.0 in
- 220.01%35 yr1.5 in
- 30.00%—8.0 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 15–25 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.0 in, mean 4.1 in, 90th percentile 7.5 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Eastern Java-Bali montane rain forests
- Eastern Java-Bali rain forests
- Hainan Island monsoon rain forests
- Nansei Islands subtropical evergreen forests
- Northern Thailand-Laos moist deciduous forests
- Northern Vietnam lowland rain forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
- South Taiwan monsoon rain forests
- Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests
- Tenasserim-South Thailand semi-evergreen rain forests
- Ogasawara subtropical moist forests
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
- Central Indochina dry forests
- Southeast Indochina dry evergreen forests
- Southern Vietnam lowland dry forests
Other Rhaphiolepis in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.