Rubus rosifolius, (sometimes spelled Rubus rosaefolius), also known as roseleaf bramble, Mauritius raspberry, thimbleberry,Vanuatu raspberry and bramble of the Cape[3] is a prickly subshrub native to rainforest and tall open forest of the Himalayas, East Asia, and eastern Australia.
Rose-leaf bramble leaves are compound with toothed margins, with glandular-hairs on both sides of leaflets. Flowers are white in panicles or solitary.[5] Edible fruit are 2 cm long.
Leaves stay green and fruits ripen in early autumn in Eastern Australia.
Although R. rosifolius is rarely cultivated, the plant has several uses. The fruit is sweet and pleasant flavoured when grown with good soil moisture. The fruit is also sold at markets in the Himalayas.[6]
Rubus rosifolius is an introduced environmental weed in the Hawaiian Islands, Puerto Rico and French Polynesia, and extreme caution should be adopted when considering introducing this plant into regions where it is not already native.[9][10]
^Gamble, J. S., A Manual of Indian Timbers, Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, 1972
^Low, T., Bush Medicine – A Pharmacopoeia of Natural Remedies, 1990, ISBN0-207-16462-2
^Southwell, I., 'The Constituents of Rubus rosifolius. The Structure of Rosifoliol, a Biogenetically Significant Sesquiterpenoid', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1978, vol. 31(11), pp2527 – 2538 [1]
^Randall, Rod. "Rubus rosifolius information from the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW)". www.hear.org.
^Rubus rosifolius plant profile, Plants Database, United States Department of Agriculture [2]
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rubus, rosifolius, sometimes, spelled, rubus, rosaefolius, also, known, roseleaf, bramble, mauritius, raspberry, thimbleberry, vanuatu, raspberry, bramble, cape, prickly, subshrub, native, rainforest, tall, open, forest, himalayas, east, asia, eastern, austral. Rubus rosifolius sometimes spelled Rubus rosaefolius also known as roseleaf bramble Mauritius raspberry thimbleberry Vanuatu raspberry and bramble of the Cape 3 is a prickly subshrub native to rainforest and tall open forest of the Himalayas East Asia and eastern Australia Rose leaf brambleScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade RosidsOrder RosalesFamily RosaceaeGenus RubusSpecies R rosifoliusBinomial nameRubus rosifoliusSm 1791 not Stokes 1812Synonyms 1 2 Synonymy Rubus rosaefolius Sm Rubus chinensis Ser Rubus comintanus BlancoRubus commersonii Poir Rubus commersonii var simpliciflorus Koidz Rubus glandulosopunctatus HayataRubus hopingensis Y C Liu amp F Y LuRubus jamaicensis BlancoRubus minusculus H Lev amp VaniotRubus tagallus Cham amp Schltdl Rubus taiwanianus Matsum Rubus thunbergii var glabellus FockeRubus sinensis hort ex SimsRubus coronarius Sims SweetRubus linearifolius HayataIt is also found abundantly in the Brazilian states Minas Gerais Rio de Janeiro and to the south as far as Rio Grande do Sul 4 The plant can also be found in a lot of San Francisco neighborhoods citation needed This plant also grows in the wild in Puerto Rico citation needed Rose leaf bramble leaves are compound with toothed margins with glandular hairs on both sides of leaflets Flowers are white in panicles or solitary 5 Edible fruit are 2 cm long Leaves stay green and fruits ripen in early autumn in Eastern Australia Contents 1 Uses 2 Weed risk 3 References 4 External linksUses editAlthough R rosifolius is rarely cultivated the plant has several uses The fruit is sweet and pleasant flavoured when grown with good soil moisture The fruit is also sold at markets in the Himalayas 6 The leaf is used as a medicinal herbal tea for treating diarrhoea menstrual pains morning sickness and labour pains 7 The leaf contains essential oils 8 Weed risk editRubus rosifolius is an introduced environmental weed in the Hawaiian Islands Puerto Rico and French Polynesia and extreme caution should be adopted when considering introducing this plant into regions where it is not already native 9 10 References edit The Plant List Rubus rosifolius Sm Tropicos Rubus rosifolius Sm USDA GRIN Taxonomy retrieved 10 August 2016 Frutas Brasileiras e Exoticas Cultivadas Harri Lorenzi et al Instituto Plantarum de Estudos da Flora 2006 PlantNET Rubus rosifolius plant profile Gamble J S A Manual of Indian Timbers Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh 1972 Low T Bush Medicine A Pharmacopoeia of Natural Remedies 1990 ISBN 0 207 16462 2 Southwell I The Constituents of Rubus rosifolius The Structure of Rosifoliol a Biogenetically Significant Sesquiterpenoid Australian Journal of Chemistry 1978 vol 31 11 pp2527 2538 1 Randall Rod Rubus rosifolius information from the Global Compendium of Weeds GCW www hear org Rubus rosifolius plant profile Plants Database United States Department of Agriculture 2 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rubus rosifolius Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden collected in Cambodia in 2012 Rubus rosifolius Plants for a Future nbsp This Rosales article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rubus rosifolius amp oldid 1206087043, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
