Fragaria nipponica

Fragaria nipponica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Fragaria
Species: F. nipponica
Binomial name
Fragaria nipponica
Makino

Fragaria nipponica is a species of strawberry native to the western side of the Japanese island of Honshū, with a variety Fragaria nipponica var. yakusimensis on Yakushima. Some botanists treat it as a synonym of Fragaria yezoensis.[1][2][3]

All strawberries have a base haploid count of 7 chromosomes. Fragaria nipponica is diploid, having 2 pairs of these chromosomes for a total of 14 chromosomes. [1][2][3]

Fragaria nipponica, particularly var. yakusimensis, is cultivated in Japan for its edible fruit.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Oda, Y. 2002. Photosynthetic characteristics and geographical distribution of diploid Fragaria species native in Japan. Acta Hort. 567: 381-384. Abstract.
  2. 1 2 3 Hummer, K.E., Sabitov, A., & Davis, T. 2005. Iturup and Sakhalin Island strawberries. Hortscience 40(4): 1127. Abstract.
  3. 1 2 3 F. nipponica data from GRIN Taxonomy Database
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