Eastern Strawberry-tree / قاتل ابيه / قطلب / قيقب /

أَجْدَرْخان / القاتل / القتلب / قَطْلَب عُثكولي /

Arbutus andrachne L.

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Edibility and usage

Edibility
Delicious
Edible part
  • Fruits
Preparation
  • Jam
  • Raw
Blooming period
March to April
Foraging period
September to December
Seed collection period
November to December
Potential medicinal uses
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Vulnerary

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • White
  • Yellow
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Tree

Scientifc data

Genus
Arbutus
Family
Ericaceae
Wikidata item
Q938579
GBIF Item
Arbutus andrachne L. (4170901)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2022-08-31. <temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Arbutus+andrachne>
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  3. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
  4. Arbutus andrachne L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-24.
  5. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.
  6. Temple, Augusta A. Flowers & Trees of Palestine. Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1929.
  7. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  8. Fernley-Pearson, Thomas. Agroforestry for Palestine. Bustan Qaraaqa Publications, 2010.
  9. عراف، شكري. الأرض، الأنسان، والجهد. الجليل: جليل للتجليد، 1993.
  10. عراف، ش.،عمر،ر.،اسعد، ص.(1995).مساهمة في دراسة نباتات البلاد(الحلقة الاولى).ترشيحا:مركز الدراسات القروية.(عربي)

Citation

Arbutus andrachne L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/468 accessed via barari.org on 1/22/2026.

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