Rubus parvifolius

Rubus parvifolius, called Japanese bramble, or Australian raspberry in the United States[2] or native raspberry in Australia[3] is a species of plant in the rose family. It is a scrambling shrub native to eastern Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam) and Australia.[3][4][5] It has also become naturalized in a few scattered locations in the United States.[6]

Rubus parvifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. parvifolius
Binomial name
Rubus parvifolius
L. 1753 not Moon 1824 nor Sm. 1815 nor Raf. 1833 nor Walter 1788
Synonyms[1]
  • Rubus hoatiensis H.Lév.
  • Rubus parviflorus Christm. 1788 not Nutt. 1818
  • Rubus schizostylus H.Lév.
  • Rubus taquetii H.Lév.
  • Rubus thunbergii Blume

Rubus parvifolius is a shrub up to 2 meters tall with arching branches armed with curved prickles. Young stems are finely pubescent, becoming hairless with age. The leaves are pinnate with 3 to 5 toothed leaflets. Flowers are numerous, in clumps at the end of stems, and have red or pink petals. The red fruit is 1 cm wide.[5][7]

Uses

The red fruit is pleasantly flavored and can be eaten raw or used in sauces and jams. The dried fruit are used in traditional Chinese medicine.[8]

References
  1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  2. Flora of North America, Rubus parvifolius Linnaeus, 1753. Japanese bramble, Australian raspberry or bramble
  3. Australia, Atlas of Living. "Error". bie.ala.org.au.
  4. "Rubus parvifolius". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  5. Flora of China, Rubus parvifolius Linnaeus, 1753. 茅莓 mao mei
  6. "Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map".
  7. PlantNET, Rubus parvifolius plant profile
  8. Cuizhi Gu; Chaoluan Li; Lingdi Lu; Shunyuan Jiang; Crinan Alexander; Bruce Bartholomew; Anthony R. Brach; David E. Boufford; Hiroshi Ikeda; Hideaki Ohba; Kenneth R. Robertson & Steven A. Spongberg (2003), "Rubus parvifolius", Flora of China online, 9, retrieved 16 May 2015
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