Rubus liebmannii

Rubus liebmannii
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. liebmannii
Binomial name
Rubus liebmannii
Focke 1874

Rubus liebmannii is a Mesoamerican species of brambles in the rose family.

It is a perennial plant growing to 3 metres (10 ft) tall, with scattered hairs and curved prickles. The leaves are compound with 3 leaflets. The flowers are rose-colored and the fruits are black.[1][2]

The species is named for Danish botanist Frederik Michael Liebmann (1813–1856).

It grows in southern Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas) and Central America (Guatemala, Nicaragua).[1][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Rydberg, Per Axel. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 456
  2. ↑ Focke, Wilhelm Olbers 1874. Abhandlungen herausgegeben vom Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins zu Bremen 4: 158–159
  3. ↑ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2015. Saururaceae a Zygophyllaceae. 2(3): v–xvii, 1–347. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F.
  4. ↑ García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria