Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:395. 1753
Verified:
05/15/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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- Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
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Common names
English
arbutus – Irish strawberry-tree – strawberry-tree – French
arbousier commun – fraisier en arbre – German
Erdbeerbaum – Italian
corbezzolo – sorbo peloso – Portuguese
ervedeiro – medronheiro – Spanish
borrachín – madroño – Swedish
smultronträd – Turkish
katlab –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Ukraine | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | | Europe | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Europe
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EAST EUROPE:
Ukraine
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Ireland
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France, Portugal
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Europe
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Bee plants | honey production | | Ortega-Sada, J. L. Flora de interes apicola y polinizacion de cultivos. 1987 |
Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 |
Human food | beverage base | | Lemoine, E. 1998. Guide des fruits du monde. 30. |
Human food | fruit | | Lemoine, E. 1998. Guide des fruits du monde. 30. |
Medicines | folklore | | Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=3849.
Accessed 20 September 2024.