Fragaria nipponica
Species of strawberry
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Fragaria nipponica is a species of wild strawberry in the family Rosaceae.[1][2] It is 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.[3][4][5]
| Fragaria nipponica | |
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Scientific 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. [3][4][5]
Fragaria nipponica, particularly var. yakusimensis, is cultivated in Japan for its edible fruit.[3][4][5]
| NCBI ID | 101012 |
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| Ploidy | diploid |
| Number of chromosomes | 14 |
| Year of completion | 2014 |
