Article Nº 2458 Plant Vol. II · p. 760
Strawberry plant (Fragaria vesca)
Original title: Morangueiro (Fragaria vesca)
The strawberry plant, wild and cultivated in Madeira; garden strawberries are large, mountain ones small but tasty, and its runners are used in infusion against jaundice.
A member of the rose family (Rosaceae), growing wild and cultivated in Madeira. The strawberries produced in kitchen gardens are large and highly prized; those from the mountains are small but tasty. The stoloniferous rhizomes of the strawberry plant are used in infusion against jaundice.
Places mentioned