Rubus alpinus

Rubus alpinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species: R. alpinus
Binomial name
Rubus alpinus
Macfad. 1850 not Sudre 1898[1]
Synonyms[2]

Rubus guayensis Focke

Rubus alpinus is a New World species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in Jamaica, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia, Honduras, Panamá, Venezuela, and the 3 Guianas.[2][3]

Rubus alpinus is a perennial with purple stems with curved prickles. Leaves are compound with 3 or 5 leaflets. Flowers are white. Fruits are hairless, the drupelets falling off separately.[2][3][4]

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