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*Accepted name : ''[[Arbutus andrachne]]'' | *Accepted name : ''[[Arbutus andrachne]]'' | ||
''Arbutus andrachne'' Linn. ''Ericaceae''. STRAWBERRY TREE. East Mediterranean countries. Its fruit was eaten during the Golden Age. Don says the fruit seems to be used in Greece. | ''Arbutus andrachne'' Linn. ''Ericaceae''. STRAWBERRY TREE. East Mediterranean countries <ref>Pickering, C. ''Chron. Hist. Pls.'' 102. 1879.</ref>. Its fruit was eaten during the Golden Age <ref>Ibid.</ref>. Don <ref>Don, G. ''Hist. Dichl. Pls.'' 3: 834. 1834.</ref> says the fruit seems to be used in Greece. | ||
== ''Arbutus canariensis'' == | == ''Arbutus canariensis'' == | ||
*Accepted name : ''[[Arbutus canariensis]]'' | *Accepted name : ''[[Arbutus canariensis]]'' | ||
''Arbutus canariensis'' Duham. Canary Islands. The berries are made into a sweetmeat. | ''Arbutus canariensis'' Duham. Canary Islands. The berries are made into a sweetmeat <ref>Andrews ''Bot. Reposit.'' 10: Pl. 664. 1797.</ref>. | ||
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*Accepted name : ''[[Arbutus menziesii]]'' | *Accepted name : ''[[Arbutus menziesii]]'' | ||
''Arbutus menziesii'' Pursh. MADRONA. Pacific Coast of North America. The berries resemble Morello cherries. When ripe they are quite ornamental and are said sometimes to be eaten. | ''Arbutus menziesii'' Pursh. MADRONA. Pacific Coast of North America. The berries resemble Morello cherries. When ripe they are quite ornamental and are said sometimes to be eaten <ref>Newberry ''Pacific R. R. Rpt.'' 6: 23, fig. 1857.</ref>. | ||
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*Accepted name : ''[[Arbutus unedo]]'' | *Accepted name : ''[[Arbutus unedo]]'' | ||
''Arbutus unedo'' Linn. ARBUTE. CANE APPLES. STRAWBERRY TREE. Mediterranean countries. Theophrastus says the tree produces an edible fruit; Pliny, that it is not worth eating. Sir J. E. Smith describes the fruit as uneatable in Ireland, but W. Wilson says he can testify from repeated experience that the ripe fruit is really very palatable; In Spain, a sugar and a sherbet are obtained from it. | ''Arbutus unedo'' Linn. ARBUTE. CANE APPLES. STRAWBERRY TREE. Mediterranean countries. Theophrastus <ref>Daubeny, C. ''Trees, Shrubs Anc.'' 50. 1865.</ref> says the tree produces an edible fruit; Pliny <ref>Bostock and Riley ''Nat. Hist. Pliny'' 4: 516. 1855.</ref>, that it is not worth eating. Sir J. E. Smith <ref>Hooker, W. J. ''Journ. Bot.'' 1: 315. 1834.</ref> describes the fruit as uneatable in Ireland, but W. Wilson <ref>Ibid.</ref> says he can testify from repeated experience that the ripe fruit is really very palatable; In Spain, a sugar and a sherbet are obtained from it. | ||
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Arbutus (Sturtevant, 1919) |
Arbutus andrachne
- Accepted name : Arbutus andrachne
Arbutus andrachne Linn. Ericaceae. STRAWBERRY TREE. East Mediterranean countries [1]. Its fruit was eaten during the Golden Age [2]. Don [3] says the fruit seems to be used in Greece.
Arbutus canariensis
- Accepted name : Arbutus canariensis
Arbutus canariensis Duham. Canary Islands. The berries are made into a sweetmeat [4].
Arbutus menziesii
- Accepted name : Arbutus menziesii
Arbutus menziesii Pursh. MADRONA. Pacific Coast of North America. The berries resemble Morello cherries. When ripe they are quite ornamental and are said sometimes to be eaten [1].
- ↑ Newberry Pacific R. R. Rpt. 6: 23, fig. 1857.
Arbutus unedo
- Accepted name : Arbutus unedo
Arbutus unedo Linn. ARBUTE. CANE APPLES. STRAWBERRY TREE. Mediterranean countries. Theophrastus [1] says the tree produces an edible fruit; Pliny [2], that it is not worth eating. Sir J. E. Smith [3] describes the fruit as uneatable in Ireland, but W. Wilson [4] says he can testify from repeated experience that the ripe fruit is really very palatable; In Spain, a sugar and a sherbet are obtained from it.