Fragaria nilgerrensis
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| Nilgiri Strawberry | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Fragaria |
| Species: | F. nilgerrensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Fragaria nilgerrensis Schlecht. ex J.Gay | |
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Fragaria nilgerrensis, the nilgiri strawberry, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae.[1][2] It is a wild strawberry native to southern and southeast Asia.[3][4] It is similar in appearance to F. moupinensis.[3] Its fruit are white to light pink, with flavour reminiscent of peach,[5] and the fruit is of no commercial value.[6]
All strawberries have a base haploid count of 7 chromosomes. Fragaria nilgerrensis is diploid, having 2 pairs of these chromosomes for a total of 14 chromosomes.[3][4]
