Eastern strawberry tree
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Inflorescence of the eastern strawberry tree ( Arbutus andrachne ) |
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The eastern strawberry tree ( Arbutus andrachne ) is a deciduous wood from the genus of strawberry trees in the heather family (Ericaceae).
description
The eastern strawberry tree is an evergreen shrub or small tree that is three to five meters tall. The trunk and branches have a smooth, red-brown bark that peels off in large plates. The ovate to elongated leaves are alternate and are about 5 to 10 cm long. They are dark green on top, slightly gray-green on the underside and finely ciliate on the edge. The flowers appear from February to April in upright panicles about 10 cm long . The single flowers are white and bell-shaped with back-curved tips and about 7 mm long. The berry-like, 5-faced fruits are 8 to 12 mm in size. The spherical fruits are initially green and turn orange-red as they ripen; the pulp is floury in consistency.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 26.
distribution
The eastern strawberry tree is a typical plant of the eastern Mediterranean. It occurs in maquis and evergreen forests of the Aegean Sea, in Greece, southern Albania, Asia Minor and southern Crimea.
photos
Fruits of the eastern strawberry tree
Bark of the eastern strawberry tree
Foliage leaves of the eastern strawberry tree
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literature
- Andreas Bärtels: Plants of the Mediterranean area. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-8001-3287-7
Individual evidence
- ^ Arbutus andrachne at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
