Rubus niveus (Mysore raspberry,Ceylon raspberry andHill raspberry) is a species ofRubus. The native range of this scrambling shrub stretches from Afghanistan to central China, down to Java andIndo-China . It grows primarily in temperate regions.
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Species: | R. niveus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubus niveus Thunb. 1813 (not Wall. ex G. Don 1832) | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
Synonymy
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Description
editRubus niveus is ashrub growing to 1–2.5 m (3 ft 3.4 in – 8 ft 2.4 in) tall, the stems whitish,tomentose (dense covering of short, matted hairs) at first, becoming glabrous green to purple later. Theleaves are pinnate with 5–11 leaflets (mostly 7 or 9), the leaflets 2.5–8 cm (1.0–3.1 in) long and 1–4 cm (0.4–1.6 in) wide, with dark green above and densely pale grey to white tomentose beneath. Theflowers are about 1 cm diameter, with five dark pink to red petals. Thefruit is 8–12 mm (0.3–0.5 in) in diameter, densely grey tomentose, dark red at first, ripening black.[3]
Taxonomy
editIt is commonly known asMysore raspberry,[4]Ceylon raspberry,[4] andhill raspberry.[4] It is calledChinese:红泡刺藤 andHindi:काला हिसालू,romanized: kala hinsalu in native and local languages.[5]
It was first published byCarl Peter Thunberg in De Rubo: 9 in 1813.[1]
There are 2 knownvarieties;[1]
- Rubus niveus var.micranthus(D.Don) H.Hara
- Rubus niveus var.niveus
Distribution
editIt is native to southernAsia; fromAfghanistan, east throughIndia (Assam,East Himalaya,Nepal, Pakistan,Sri Lanka, andWest Himalaya), and across toTibet, southern and north centralChina andTaiwan. Then down to Indo-China (Laos,Myanmar,Thailand andVietnam), to Malesia (inJava).[3][6][1]
It has beenintroduced into various countries and regions including; south America (in Bolivia, southern Brazil, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Trinidad and Tobago), United States (in the states of Florida and Hawaii), Africa (Ethiopia, Galápagos, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe) and South Africa (in the Cape Provinces, the Northern Provinces and Swaziland).
It has becomenaturalised andinvasive inHawaii and theGalápagos Islands.[7]
Cultivation
editRubus niveus is cultivated for its edible fruit.Rubus niveus berries have gastroprotective, antioxidant, and nutraceutical properties (Pancholi & Rana 2020).[8]
References
edit- ^abcd"Rubus niveus Thunb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".Plants of the World Online. Retrieved30 October 2023.
- ^The Plant List,Rubus niveus Thunb.
- ^abFlora of China:Rubus niveus
- ^abc"Rubus niveus".Germplasm Resources Information Network.Agricultural Research Service,United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved2 January 2018.
- ^University of Melbourne:SortingRubus names
- ^"Rubus niveus".Plants for a Future.
- ^Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk:Rubus niveus
- ^Pancholi, B.; Rana, A.C. (2020)."Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological aspects ofRubus niveus thumb plant-A review".The Journal of Phytopharmacology.9 (6):438–444.doi:10.31254/phyto.2020.9610.
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