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Arbutus
Sign in to saveArbutus is a genus of 12 accepted species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, native to temperate regions of the Mediterranean, western Europe, the Canary Islands and North America, and commonly called madrones, madronas, or strawberry trees. The name Arbutus was taken by taxonomists from Latin, where it referred to the species now designated Arbutus unedo.
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Arbutus is a genus of plants within the family Ericaceae, classified under the order Ericales and class Magnoliopsida. The scientific name is Arbutus L., with Arbutus unedo serving as the taxonomic type. Common names for this group include madrone, madrona, and jagodičnica. These organisms are described as broad-leaved evergreen shrubs or trees.
The genus is native to temperate regions of the Mediterranean, Western Europe, and North America. It has been introduced to Great Britain, Ireland, Madeira, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, and Tasmania. Arbutus species feature alternate, petioled leaves and loose terminal flower spikes with white or pink blossoms. The fruit is a berry, typically red or orange, with edible flesh.
Records for Arbutus exist in various databases, including 206,053 occurrences in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. The genus is documented in the United States and Mexico, with specimens held by institutions such as UCMP and CIIDIR-IPN.
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Species
Arbutus
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyEricaceae
浆果鹃属（学名：Arbutus），杜鹃花科植物，阔叶常绿灌木或乔木，至少包括14个品种，源于地中海、西欧及北美的温带地区。叶子互生，有柄；花白色或粉红色，花穗疏散，生于枝顶；果实为浆果，红色或橙色，果肉可食。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 948
- With media
- 472
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Collections
- UCMP, CIIDIR-IPN
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
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- 荔莓属
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Arbutus is a genus of 12 accepted species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, native to temperate regions of the Mediterranean, western Europe, the Canary Islands and North America, and commonly called madrones, madronas, or strawberry trees. The name Arbutus was taken by taxonomists from Latin, where it referred to the species now designated Arbutus unedo.
==Description== ===Vegetative characteristics=== Arbutus are evergreen trees or shrubs with red flaking bark. The stems can produce lignotubers. The petiolate, bifacial or isofacial, ovate or elliptic leaves are alternate.
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