Arbutus canariensis

Arbutus canariensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Arbutoideae
Genus: Arbutus
Species: Arbutus canariensis

Name

Arbutus canariensis Veill. in Duhamel, Traité Arbr. Arbust., nouv. ed., 1: 80 (1803).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Arbutus canadensis Poir. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot.: 62 (1821), sphalm.
• Heterotypic
  • Arbutus callicarpa Buch, Phys. Beschr. Canar. Ins. 146 (1828).
  • Arbutus longifolia Andrews, Bot. Repos. 10: t. 664 (1814).
  • Arbutus procera Sol. ex DC., Prodr. 7: 581 (1839), nom. illeg. non Lindl. (1835).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands (Gomera, Gran Canaria, Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Arbutus canariensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Sep 18. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Arbutus canariensis in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Sep 18.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Arbutus canariensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

català: Arboç de Canàries
Deutsch: Kanarischer Erdbeerbaum
English: Canary Islands Strawberry-tree
Esperanto: Kanaria arbuto
español: Madroño canario

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