Arbutus unedo L.

English: Strawberry Tree

German: Erdbeerbaum

Portuguese: Medronheiro

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Ericales (56)

        Family: Ericaceae (27)(family description)

          Genus: Arbutus (1)

            Epithet: unedo L. (1)

Synonyms: Arbutus cassinifolia Steud., Arbutus crispa Hoffmgg.

cassinifolia => having leaves as in the genera Cassinia

crispa => curled closely, crested

unedo => means 'I eat one (only)'; suggests that the fruit is not very palatable

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: white

Check for Arbutus unedo at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [462] Arbutus unedo - Plants For A Future database

• [3] González, G.L. (2004): Guia de los árboles y arbustos de la Península Iberica y Baleares. Mundi-Prensa Libros, Madrid, Spain.
• [7] Lüpnitz, D. (1984): Pflanzen am Mittelmeer. BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, München, Germany.
• [11] Schönfelder, I. and Schönfelder, P. (1999): Die Kosmos-Mittelmeerflora. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart, Germany.