Rubus rosifolius var. coronarius

Rubus rosifolius var. coronarius (Sims) Focke, Biblioth.
Bot. 17(Heft 72): 155. 1911. (Syn: Rubus coronarius (Sims) Sweet; Rubus coronarius Sims; Rubus rosifolius (ambiguous synonym); Rubus rosifolius f. coronarius (Sims) Focke; Rubus rosifolius f. coronarius (Sims) Kuntze; Rubus rosifolius var. wuyishanensis Z. X. Yu);
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China (I) (Jiangxi, Shaanxi (I), Yunnan (I), and likely elsewhere), India (I),
Indonesia (I), Malaysia (I), Sikkim (I), Darjeeling (I), Sri Lanka (I), Puerto
Rico (I), Dominican Republic (I), Lesser Antilles (I) (St. Kitts (I), Montserrat
(I), Guadeloupe (I), Dominica (I), Martinique (I), St. Vincent (I)), Brazil (I)
as per Catalogue of life;
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Naturalized in Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Yunnan, and likely elsewhere [native to India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Sikkim] as per Flora of China;
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Keys for varieties as per Flora of China:
Flowers double in var. coronarius vs single var. rosifolius
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Common name: Roseleaf Raspberry, Blackberry Rose, Thimbleberry, Climbing
Raspberry
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Identification_Rosaceae : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3).

Please help to identify the attached images. Details are as below

Date/Time- 15 Feb., 2010

Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- West Bengal, Jalpaiguri dist.

Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild

Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Shrubs

Height/Length-80 cm

Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-Compound

Inflorescence Type/ Size-

Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-White

Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-Not seen

Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-Nil


One such species has been identified as Rubus rosifolius var. coronarius (Sims) Focke in FoI –
http://www.flowersofindia.net/Roseleaf%20Raspberry.html …… (vide Fl Br Ind. II. 341).


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Rubus rosifolius forma coronarius Sm. : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (10)- around 700 kb each.

Location: Pame, Pokhara, Kaski Dt.
Date: 21 March 2019
Elevation: 821 m.

Habit : Wild


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SK 4057 06 March 2025: 5 very high res. images.

Location: Gyaneswor, Kathmandu, Nepal
Date: 05 March, 2025
Elevation: 1400m. 
Habitat: Cultivated.
Flower looks like Rubus rosifolius var. coronarius (Sims) Focke, but the number of leaflets do not match.

“Leaves are alternate and pinnately compound, 7-18cm long, with 3-7 leaflets. “ as per GISD.


 

Updated on March 13, 2025

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