Rubus trilobus

Rubus trilobus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
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
Synonyms
  • Oreobatus trilobus (Ser.) Rydb.
  • Rubus trifidus Steud. 1840 not Thumb. 1784
  • Rubus trilobus var. guatelamensis Focke

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.

Distribution and habitat

The species is native to Guatemala and to southern and central Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Puebla, Tlaxcala). It grows in moist or wet coniferous forests in the mountains.

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Rubus trilobus Ser.
  2. 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
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ Breedlove, D.E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Florísticos de México 4: i–v, 1–246.