Rubus scandens

Rubus scandens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Rubus
Species:	R. scandens
Binomial name
	Rubus scandens; Liebm. 1853 not Kupcsok 1907 nor Juss. ex Poir. 1804

Rubus scandens is an uncommon Mexican species of brambles in the rose family. It has been found only in the State of Veracruz in eastern Mexico.^[2]

Rubus scandens is a climbing perennial sometimes reaching 6 meters above the ground. Stems do not have prickles, but petioles do. Leaves are palmately compound with 5 thick, leathery leaflets. Flowers are white or pink. Fruits are dark purple, the drupelets falling apart separately.^[2]^[3]

References

^ The International Plant Names Index
^ ^a ^b Rydberg, Per Axel. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 458
^ Liebmann, Frederik Michael 1853. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 1852(8–10): 154–155 description in Latin, commentary in Danish

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[1] The International Plant Names Index

[gelina-2] Rydberg, Per Axel. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 458

[3] Liebmann, Frederik Michael 1853. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 1852(8–10): 154–155 description in Latin, commentary in Danish

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