Fragaria emeiensis is a species of strawberry native to the Emei Mountains within Sichuan Province in south-western China.[1] This species was discovered during the construction of a pan-genome for the strawberry.

Fragaria emeiensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Fragaria
Species:
F. emeiensis
Binomial name
Fragaria emeiensis
Jia J. Lei 2021

Description

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All strawberries have a base haploid count of 7 chromosomes. Fragaria daltoniana is diploid, having 2 pairs of these chromosomes for a total of 14 chromosomes. It is uniquely robust with thicker pinnately quinquefoliolate leaves.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Qiao, Qin; Edger, Patrick P.; Xue, Li; Qiong, La; Lu, Jie; Zhang, Yichen; Cao, Qiang; Yocca, Alan E.; Platts, Adrian E.; Knapp, Steven J.; Van Montagu, Marc (9 November 2021). "Evolutionary history and pan-genome dynamics of strawberry (Fragaria spp.)". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (45). e2105431118. doi:10.1073/pnas.2105431118. eISSN 1091-6490. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 8609306. PMID 34697247.