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Strawberry tree

Arbutus unedo
Heath (Ericaceae)


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草莓樹(學名:Arbutus unedo)是漿果鵑屬下的一種常綠灌木或小樹,原產於地中海地區,分佈最西可達愛爾蘭。在愛爾蘭常被稱為“愛爾蘭草莓樹”(Irish strawberry tree)或“基拉尼草莓樹”(Killarney strawberry tree)。

形態

草莓樹的高度在5—10米(16—33英尺)之間,最高可達15米(49英尺)。每十二個月結紅色漿果,種子由吃漿果的鳥類傳播。果實表皮粗糙,可以食用,但口感並不好。其種加詞“unedo”來自古羅馬作家老普林尼所說的“unum edo”,意思是“我吃過一個”但由於味道不好而再沒有吃第二個。

參考文獻

外部連結

  • USDA Plants Profile: Arbutus unedo (strawberry tree) (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆)
  • Arbutus unedo — U.C. Photo gallery (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆)
  • House Shadow Drake's page (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) about uses of this tree in Welsh and Irish witchcraft

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