Rubus trilobus
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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. Anoplobatus |
| Species: | R. trilobus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubus trilobus Ser. 1825 | |
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Rubus trilobus, the boulder raspberry or delicious raspberry, is Mesoamerican species of bramble.
Description
Rubus trilobus is a shrub sometimes as much as 5 metres (16+1⁄2 feet) tall. It does not have prickles. The leaves are broadly three-lobed with teeth along the edges; they are green, lighter on the underside. The flowers are white and the fruit is dark purple.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species is native to Guatemala and to southern and central Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Puebla, Tlaxcala).[2][3][4] It grows in moist or wet coniferous forests in the mountains.[2]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Rubus trilobus Ser.
- 1 2 3 Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946. Rosaceae. En: Standley, P.C. & J.A. Steyermark (eds.), Flora of Guatemala - Part IV. Fieldiana, Botany 24(4): 432–484
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Breedlove, D.E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Florísticos de México 4: i–v, 1–246.