Rubus adenophorus
| Rubus adenophorus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Subgenus: | Rubus subg. Idaeobatus |
| Species: | R. adenophorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubus adenophorus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Rubus adenophorus is a species of deciduous shrub in the genus Rubus in the family Rosaceae. It is native to China.
Description
The plant reaches to 2.4 metres (8 feet) or more in height.[2] The arching stems are biennial and densely clothed with distinctive bristles and stalked, black-headed glands.[2] The leaves are 'virgin' (first-year) shoots and mostly pinnate with five leaflets, which range from 5–13 centimetres (2–5 inches) in length, while on fertile shoots leaflets are in threes or smaller. The leaves are ovate to obovate, tapered to chordate at the base, dull-coloured and hairy both above and beneath.[2]
Blooming in July,[2] small, pink flowers are borne in cylindrical panicles 10–13 cm in length. The edible fruit is black, sweet, and conical. It is about 1.3 cm in length.[2]
Etymology
Rubus is the ancient Latin name meaning 'brambles' or 'bramble-like',[2][3] while adenophorus is derived from the Greek for 'gland-bearing' (ἀδήν adēn, ‘gland’; φέρω pherō, ‘I bear’).[3]
Distribution and habitat
The plant is native to China, where it was discovered in 1907.[2]
References
- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Chittenden, Fred J., Synge, Patrick M., editors. 1977. “The Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening”, edn. 2, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198691068. Volume 4, pp. 1834
- 1 2 Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 36, 315