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Fragaria daltoniana J.Gay

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Fragaria

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, 4–6 cm tall. Stems slender, subglabrous or sparsely appressed pilose. Petiole appressed pilose; leaf blade 3-foliolate; leaflets shortly petiolulate, abaxially greenish, adaxially dark green, oblong or ovate, 1–2.5 × 0.6–1.5 cm, abaxially appressed pilose along midvein and lateral veins, adaxially subglabrous, base cuneate or oblique, margin incised serrate, apex rounded or acute. Flower solitary, axillary; pedicel 2–5 cm, appressed pilose. Sepals ovate, abaxially sparsely appressed pilose, apex shortly caudate; epicalyx segments oblong, nearly equaling sepals, apex 2-or 3-lobed. Petals white, suborbicular. Stamens and carpels numerous, inserted on convex, pulpy receptacle. Aggregate fruit ripening red, long conic, ovoid, or rarely fusiform, 0.7–2.5 × 0.5–1 cm; persistent sepals spreading. Achenes glabrous. 2n = 14.
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A shrub. It has a stout rootstock. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets do not have stalks. They are 0.5-3.5 cm long by 0.3-2.5 cm wide. They are oval and with teeth along the edge. Underneath there are hairs along the veins. The flowers are white. They occur on 1 or 2 flowered stalks. The fruit is round and red.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Environment

A tropical and subtropical plant. In Nepal they grow between 1000-2800 m altitude. They grow in moist, shady, dense forest. In Tibet it grows on mountain summits between 3,300-5,000 m above sea level.
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Forests, shrubberies and shady banks; at elevations from 2,000-3,600 metres from Uttar Pradesh to Sikkim. Thickets, meadows on mountain tops; at elevations from 3,300-5,000 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten fresh.
Uses gene source medicinal
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed or root suckers.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Fragaria daltoniana world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:725000-1
WFO ID wfo-0000989952
COL ID 6JJRL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Fragaria daltoniana Fragaria sikkimensis
WorldFloraDB 2024