Rubus creticus

Rubus creticus
Rubus creticus flower with Hylaeus rubicola bee
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. creticus
Binomial name
Rubus creticus
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Rubus parviflorus Weston
  • Rubus sanctus Schreb.
  • Rubus ulmifolius subsp. sanctus Sudre
  • Rubus albicans Krašan
  • Rubus amoenus (Port. ex Vis.) Focke
  • Rubus anatolicus (Focke) Hausskn.
  • Rubus dalmatinus (Tratt.) Guss.
  • Rubus dalmatinus f. ardeatina Evers
  • Rubus discolor Boiss.
  • Rubus discolor var. amoenus (Port. ex Vis.) Pérez Lara
  • Rubus discolor subsp. amoenus (Port. ex Vis.) Nyman
  • Rubus fruticosus var. amoenus Port. ex W.D.J.Koch
  • Rubus fruticosus var. amoenus Port. ex Vis.
  • Rubus fruticosus f. dalmatinus (Tratt.) Fiori
  • Rubus fruticosus var. dalmatinus Tratt.
  • Rubus rotundifolius Krašan
  • Rubus sanctus var. chaniensis J.Scheff.
  • Rubus sanctus var. cretensis J.Scheff.
  • Rubus sanctus f. cuneatus Hruby
  • Rubus sanctus f. cyclophyllus Hruby
  • Rubus sanctus f. orientalis Czecott & Hruby
  • Rubus sanguineus Friv.
  • Rubus sanguineus var. cyclophyllus (Hruby) Markova
  • Rubus turcomanicus Freyn
  • Rubus ulmifolius subsp. anatolicus Focke
  • Rubus ulmifolius var. anatolicus (Focke) Heldr.
  • Rubus ulmifolius var. dalmatinus (Tratt.) Evers
  • Rubus ulmifolius subsp. dalmatinus (Tratt.) Focke
  • Rubus ulmifolius dalmatinus (Tratt.) Focke

Rubus creticus is a species of scrambling shrub in the family Rosaceae with a native range extending from the eastern mediterranean towards Turkmenistan and the western Himalaya.[1]

Chemistry

3,6-Di-O-caffeoylglucose, 1-O-caffeoylxylose and 2,3-O-hexahydroxydiphenoyl-4,6-O-sanguisorboyl-(α/β)-glucose (an ellagitannin constituted with sanguisorbic acid), are found in R. ulmifolius subsp. sanctus.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It is native to Afghanistan, Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Eastern Aegean Islands, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Crete, Crimea, Lebanon, Syria, Libya, the North Caucasus, the North-Western Balkans, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, the Sinai, Transcaucasia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, and the Western Himalayas.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rubus creticus Tourn. ex L. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved August 15, 2026, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77205547-1
  2. ↑ Caffeoyl sugar esters and an ellagitannin from Rubus sanctus. Sahar A.M Hussein, Nahla A Ayoub, Mahmoud A.M Nawwar, Phytochemistry, Volume 63, Issue 8, August 2003, Pages 905–911, doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00331-5
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.