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Taxon

Arbutus unedo L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 395. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Arbutus unedo--Italy. Tuscany. Univ. Firenze, Giard. dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. 001.jpg

Arbutus unedo--Italy. Tuscany. Univ. Firenze, Giard. dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Arbutus unedo--CA. Rancho Santa Ana Bot. Gard. Mch 1971. 005.jpg

Arbutus unedo--CA. Rancho Santa Ana Bot. Gard. Mch 1971. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Arbutus unedo--Spain. Prov. Barcelona. Parc del Garraf. 20 Apr 04. 160.jpg

Arbutus unedo--Spain. Prov. Barcelona. Parc del Garraf. 20 Apr 04. 160.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arbutus unedo--Spain. Prov. Barcelona. Parc del Garraf. 20 Apr 04. 161.jpg

Arbutus unedo--Spain. Prov. Barcelona. Parc del Garraf. 20 Apr 04. 161.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Arbutus unedo--Spain. Prov. Barcelona. Parc del Garraf. 20 Apr 04. 162.jpg

Arbutus unedo--Spain. Prov. Barcelona. Parc del Garraf. 20 Apr 04. 162.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arbutus unedo--Spain. Prov. Barcelona. Parc del Garraf. 20 Apr 04.  159.jpg

Arbutus unedo--Spain. Prov. Barcelona. Parc del Garraf. 20 Apr 04. 159.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 056.jpg

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 056.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 055.jpg

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 055.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 047.jpg

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 047.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 048.jpg

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 048.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 310.jpg

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 310.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 050.jpg

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 050.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 051.jpg

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 051.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 049.jpg

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 049.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 313.jpg

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 313.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 053.jpg

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 053.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 058.jpg

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 058.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 057.jpg

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 057.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 052.jpg

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 052.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 314.jpg

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 314.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 054.jpg

Arbutus unedo--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 054.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe; introduced into Canary Is., Great Britain, Ireland, Madeira, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Tasmania (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 4 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

May 22, 2003

Location

Italy, Tuscany (Giardino dei Semplici)

Location Remarks

Via Pier Antonio Micheli, 3, Firenze (Florence). On the campus of the University of Florence.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

January 1, 1900

Location

United States, California, Los Angeles (Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

1500 No. College Ave., Claremont

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 25, 2005

Location

Greece, Crete, Chania (Kisamos)

35.4215, 23.646333

Location Remarks

Sirikari (Polyrinnia) Gorge, W of Chania

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

April 20, 2004

Location

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona (Begues)

41.287222, 1.873056

Location Remarks

Parc Natural del Garraf, 20 km S of Barcelona, near town of Sitges

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Arbutus

Specific Epithet

unedo

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#233,122 of 335,497

Top 70%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →