- Fragaria nipponica
Taxobox
name = "Fragaria nipponica"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Rosales
familia =Rosaceae
genus = "Fragaria"
species = "F. nipponica"
binomial = "Fragaria nipponica"
binomial_authority = Makino"Fragaria nipponica" is a species of
strawberry native to the western side of theJapan ese island ofHonshū , with a variety "Fragaria nipponica" var. "yakusimensis" onYakushima . Some botanists treat it as a synonym of "Fragaria yezoensis ".All strawberries have a base
haploid count of 7chromosomes . "Fragaria nipponica" isdiploid , having 2 pairs of these chromosomes for a total of 14 chromosomes."Fragaria nipponica", particularly var. "yakusimensis", is cultivated in Japan for its edible fruit.
References and external links
*Oda, Y. 2002. Photosynthetic characteristics and geographical distribution of diploid Fragaria species native in Japan. "Acta Hort". 567: 381-384. [http://www.actahort.org/books/567/567_83.htm Abstract] .
*Hummer, K.E., Sabitov, A., & Davis, T. 2005. Iturup And Sakhalin Island Strawberries. "Hortscience" 40(4): 1127. [http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publications.htm?SEQ_NO_115=177440 Abstract] .
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?259 "F. nipponica" data from GRIN Taxonomy Database]
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