Rubus alpinus

Rubus alpinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Rosales
Family:Rosaceae
Genus:Rubus
Species: R. alpinus
Binomial name
Rubus alpinus
Macfad. 1850 not Sudre 1898[1]
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

  1. ↑ The International Plant Names Index
  2. 1 2 3 Rydberg, Per Axel. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 456
  3. 1 2 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
  4. ↑ Macfadyen, James 1850. Flora of Jamaica 2: 7–8


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