Rubus moluccanus

Molucca bramble
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Rubus
Species:	R. moluccanus
Binomial name
Rubus moluccanus L.
Synonyms
List Rubus acerifolius Wall. ex Kuntze Rubus chartaceus Kuntze Rubus dendrocharis (Focke) Focke Rubus falconeri Kuntze Rubus fontinalis Kuntze Rubus glaucocaulis Kuntze Rubus hasskarlii subsp. dendrocharis Focke Rubus hiemalis Kuntze Rubus hillii F.Muell. Rubus kingii Kuntze Rubus kurzianus Kuntze Rubus latifolius Kuntze Rubus moluccanus var. acerifolius (Wall. ex Kuntze) Kuntze Rubus moluccanus var. austropacificus P.Royen Rubus moluccanus var. chartaceus Kuntze Rubus moluccanus var. dendrocharis (Focke) P.Royen Rubus moluccanus var. falconeri (Kuntze) Kuntze Rubus moluccanus var. fontinalis (Kuntze) Kuntze Rubus moluccanus  f. glabrus P.Royen Rubus moluccanus var. glaucocaulis (Kuntze) Kuntze Rubus moluccanus var. hiemalis (Kuntze) Kuntze Rubus moluccanus var. hillii (F.Muell.) Kuntze Rubus moluccanus var. kurzianus (Kuntze) Kuntze Rubus moluccanus var. latifolius Kuntze Rubus moluccanus var. obsoletus C.Presl Rubus moluccanus var. ochrascens Blume Rubus moluccanus var. reinwardtii (Kuntze) Kuntze Rubus moluccanus var. setosolignosus (Kuntze) Kuntze Rubus moluccanus var. thespesiiphyllus P.Royen Rubus moluccanus var. trilobus A.R.Bean Rubus moluccanus var. wawrae (Kuntze) Kuntze Rubus reinwardtii Kuntze Rubus setosolignosus Kuntze Rubus sundaicus var. discolor Blume Rubus wawrae Kuntze

Rubus moluccanus, the Molucca bramble or broad-leaf bramble, is a scrambling shrub or climber, native to moist eucalyptus forest and rainforest of eastern Australia, distributed from Queensland to Victoria, and to the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Malesia, Papuasia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and the Caroline Islands. Molucca bramble leaves are simple with 3–5 lobes, 2–15 cm long, and 3–10 cm wide, and the lower surface is tomentose. Flowers are pinkish red or white. Its red fruit are 1.2 cm wide.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:

• Rubus moluccanus var. angulosus Kalkman
• Rubus moluccanus var. discolor (Blume) Kalkman
• Rubus moluccanus var. moluccanus
• Rubus moluccanus var. neocaledonicus Schltr.
• Rubus moluccanus var. obtusangulus Miq.

Uses

It is regarded as a tasty edible fruit, eaten out-of-hand, and used commercially to a limited extent in jams and sauces. It is used in traditional health care practices and is high in vitamin C.