Rubus adenophorus
| Rubus adenophorus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Subgenus: | Idaeobatus[1] |
| Species: | R. adenophorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubus adenophorus Rolfe | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Rubus adenophorus is a species of deciduous shrub in the genus Rubus in the family Rosaceae native to China, where it was discovered in 1907.[3] It is distinctive for its black-headed glands mixed with bristles on the stems.[3]
Description
- Height and Spread: Reaches to 2.4m or more in height.[3]
- Stems: Arching stems are biennial and are densely clothed with bristles and stalked glands.[3]
- Leaves: 'Virgin' (first-year) shoots are mostly pinnate with five leaflets, which range from 5-13cm in length, while on fertile shoots leaflets are in threes or smaller. Leaves are ovate to obovate, tapered to chordate at the base, dull-coloured and hairy both above and beneath.[3]
- Flowers: Small, pink flowers are borne in cylindrical panicles 10-13cm in length. Flowers in July.[3]
- Fruit: Edible, black, sweet, conical fruit to about 1.3cm in length.[3]
Etymology
Rubus is the ancient Latin name meaning 'brambles' or 'bramble-like',[3][4] while adenophorus is derived from the Greek for 'gland-bearing'.[4]
References
- ↑ 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. "Flora of China Online". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
|chapter=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Chittenden, Fred J., Synge, Patrick M., editors. 1977. “The Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening”, edn. 2, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198691068. Volume 4, pp. 1834
- 1 2 Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 36, 315
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