Rubus alpinus
Appearance
Rubus alpinus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Rubus |
Species: | R. alpinus
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Binomial name | |
Rubus alpinus | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Rubus guayensis Focke |
Rubus alpinus is a New World species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in Jamaica, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia, Honduras, Panamá, Venezuela, and the 3 Guianas.[2][3]
Rubus alpinus is a perennial with purple stems with curved prickles. Leaves are compound with 3 or 5 leaflets. Flowers are white. Fruits are hairless, the drupelets falling off separately.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ The International Plant Names Index
- ^ a b c Rydberg, Per Axel. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 456
- ^ a b Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946. Rosaceae. En: Standley, P.C. & J.A. Steyermark (eds.), Flora of Guatemala - Part IV. Fieldiana, Bot. 24(4): 475
- ^ Macfadyen, James 1850. Flora of Jamaica 2: 7–8