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Duchesnea indica (Andr.) Fockewfo-0001017370

in Pflanzenfam. 3: 33. 1888; Vidal in Fl. C.L.V. 6: 111. pl. 17. 1968.— Fragaria indica Andr., Bot. Rep. ed. 2: t. 479. 1807; Craib, Fl. Siam. En. 1: 574. 1931; Roy. For. Dep., Siam. Pl. Names: 232. 1948.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Description : Herb with many long slender stolons. Leaves 3(–5)-foliolate. Leaflets petiolulate or sessile, obovate, crenate, toothed or serrate, ± hairy. Petiole 3–10 cm, very slender. Stipules narrowly lanceolate, entire or toothed. Peduncles very slender, equaling the petiole or longer. Flowers 15–25 mm across. Calyculus lobes obovate, toothed, exceeding ovate-lanceolate entire calyx lobe. Petals obovate. Fruit spherical, red, spongy, insipid. Achenes obscurely pitted.

Thailand : NORTHERN: Phrae.

Distribution : Temperate and subtropical Himalaya, India, Vietnam, Laos, China, Korea, Japan, Malay Archipelago. Introduced in S Europe, N, C, and S America. Described originally from cultivated specimens.

Ecology : In open places at high alititudes.

Vernacular : Satroboeri pa (สตรอว์เบอรี่ป่า).