Fragaria nipponica

Fragaria nipponica is a species of wild 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]

Fragaria nipponica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Fragaria
Species:
F. nipponica
Binomial name
Fragaria nipponica

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]

Genomic information
NCBI genome ID24458
Ploidydiploid
Number of chromosomes14
Year of completion2014

References

  1. Oda, Y. 2002. Photosynthetic characteristics and geographical distribution of diploid Fragaria species native in Japan. Acta Hort. 567: 381–384. Abstract.
  2. Hummer, K. E., Sabitov, A., & Davis, T. 2005. Iturup and Sakhalin Island strawberries. HortScience 40(4): 1127. Abstract.
  3. "Fragaria nipponica". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2 January 2018.


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