Fragaria nipponica

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

Fragaria nipponica is a species of wild strawberry in the family Rosaceae. 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.

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.

Fragaria nipponica, particularly var. yakusimensis, is cultivated in Japan for its edible fruit.

Genomic information
NCBI ID101012
Ploidydiploid
Number of chromosomes14
Year of completion2014

References

  1. ↑ "Fragaria nipponica Makino". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Fragaria nipponica Makino". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
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  5. 1 2 3 "Fragaria nipponica". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2 January 2018.