31. Duchesnea indica (Andrews) Focke ROSACEAE
In its creeping habit and red fruit, this plant resembles a small strawberry, but its flowers are bright yellow and the fruits are tasteless if not inedible. It is widespread from Afghanistan eastwards to Japan and Indonesia, but also occurs naturalised in Africa, North America and Europe.
Hand coloured lithograph of Duchesnea indica form Wight’s Spicilegium Neilgherrense
RBGE Living Collections Accession Factsheet
Accession Number:19934362
Scientific Name:Duchesnea indica (Andrews) Focke
Family:Rosaceae
Genus:Duchesnea
Epithet:indica
Collector:Edinburgh Taiwan Expedition (1993)
Year:1993
Origin:Inner China, Korea and Taiwan:Kaohsiung:Highway 20, at 118 km
Elevation:870m
Plant:19934362C
Location:/Living Collections/Inverleith/G47/0310D
Plant:19934362D
Location:/Living Collections/Inverleith/T26/0470
Plant:19934362A
Location:/Living Collections/Unplaced
Plant:19934362B
Location:/Living Collections/Unplaced
Plant:19934362E
Location:/Living Collections/Inverleith/SAU