Rubus inopertus (Focke) Focke, Species ruborum 182 1911. (syn: Rubus fraxinifolius var. yushunii Suzuki & Yamamoto; Rubus lasiocarpus var. rosifolius Hook. fil.; Rubus niveus subsp. inopertus Diels; Rubus niveus var. rhodophyllos Focke; Rubus niveus var. rosifolius (Hook. fil.) Hara; Rubus ohwianus Koidz.; Rubus ritozanensis Sasaki; Rubus yamamotoanus Li; Rubus yushunii (Suzuki & Yamamoto) Suzuki & Yamamoto);
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China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Taiwan, Vietnam, Bhutan, Sikkim, India (Darjeeling), Nepal as per Catalogue of Life;
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Similar to R. niveus but leaflets green beneath, pubescent only on veins; flowers in short 3-10-flowered axillary racemes or cymes; calyx lobes finely acuminate, glabrous on outsibe, white tomentose within and on margins. Fl. May-July
Warm and cool broad-leaved forests.
(attributions- A.C.J Grierson & D.G Long. Flora of Bhutan. Published by RBGE. 1987 from Bhutan Biodiversity Portal)
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Location : Lava, Kalimpong, India
Date : 11 May 2018
Elevation : 7000 ft.
Habit : Wild
Is it the same as earlier post of today Rubus rosifolius Sm.?? Looks different from your earlier post at Rubus rosifolius Sm. ??
Rubus inopertus (Focke ex Diels) Focke ?? Yes to me also appear close to images/ herbarium specimens of Rubus inopertus (Diels) Focke at
. References: Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 Flora of China Checklist of Nepal (Rubus niveus var. rosaefolius Thunb. syn. Rubus lasiocarpus var. rosaefolius Hook. f.) India Biodiversity Portal Bhutan Biodiversity Portal |