Rubus rosifolius

Rubus rosifolius
Wild form
Double-flowered form
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. rosifolius
Binomial name
Rubus rosifolius
Sm. 1791 not Stokes 1812
Synonyms[1][2]
Synonymy
  • Rubus rosaefolius Sm.
  • Rubus chinensis Ser.
  • Rubus comintanus Blanco
  • Rubus commersonii Poir.
  • Rubus commersonii var. simpliciflorus Koidz.
  • Rubus glandulosopunctatus Hayata
  • Rubus hopingensis Y.C.Liu & F.Y.Lu
  • Rubus jamaicensis Blanco
  • Rubus minusculus H.Lév. & Vaniot
  • Rubus tagallus Cham. & Schltdl.
  • Rubus taiwanianus Matsum.
  • Rubus thunbergii var. glabellus Focke
  • Rubus sinensis hort. ex Sims
  • Rubus coronarius (Sims) Sweet
  • Rubus linearifolius Hayata

Rubus rosifolius, (sometimes spelled Rubus rosaefolius), also known as roseleaf bramble, Mauritius raspberry, thimbleberry, Vanuatu raspberry and bramble of the Cape[3] is a prickly subshrub native to rainforest and tall open forest of the Himalayas, East Asia, and eastern Australia. Its double-flowered variety is named Rubus rosifolius var. coronarius (synonym: Rubus coronarius).[4]

It is also found abundantly in the Brazilian states Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and to the south as far as Rio Grande do Sul.[5] The plant can also be found in a lot of San Francisco neighborhoods.[citation needed] This plant also grows in the wild in Puerto Rico.[citation needed]

Rose-leaf bramble leaves are compound with toothed margins, with glandular-hairs on both sides of leaflets. Flowers are white in panicles or solitary.[6] Edible fruit are 2 cm long.

Leaves stay green and fruits ripen in early autumn in Eastern Australia.

  1. ^ The Plant List, Rubus rosifolius Sm.
  2. ^ Tropicos, Rubus rosifolius Sm.
  3. ^ USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 10 August 2016
  4. ^ Sims, John (1815). "Rubus rosaefolius var. coronarius". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 43: t.1783.
  5. ^ Frutas Brasileiras e Exóticas Cultivadas, Harri Lorenzi et al., Instituto Plantarum de Estudos da Flora, 2006
  6. ^ PlantNET, Rubus rosifolius plant profile