Rubus thibetanus

Ghost Bramble
at the Botanical Garden in Berlin
(left to right) R. coreanus, R. thibetanus, R. corchorifolius[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Subgenus: Idaeobatus
Species: R. thibetanus
Binomial name
Rubus thibetanus
Franch. [2]
Synonyms[3][4]

Rubus veitchii Rolfe

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Rubus thibetanus, sometimes known as ghost bramble,[5] is a species of deciduous shrub in the genus Rubus, native to western China, where the local Chinese name may be translated into English as Tibetan dewberry.[6] It is xu zang xuan gou zi in transcribed Chinese[3]

Rubus thibetanus is found in Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Xizang (Tibet) provinces, to an altitude of 900-2100 meters, usually in dry areas in ravines, thickets, ditches, and on the edges of forests.[3][7]

Rubus thibetanus grows 2–3 m tall, with reddish-brown, cylindric branchlets, and sparse prickles. Leaves are pinnately compound, triangular over all, appearing rather fern-like. Flowers are white, emerging in June. In August it bears its fruit, which are globular, purplish-black or dark red inedible aggregate fruits ("berries"), 8–10 mm in diameter.[7]

References

  1. ↑ photo from Watson, William, Climbing plants Publisher: London [etc.] : T.C. & E.C. Jack Language
  2. ↑  R. thibetanus was originally described and published in Nouvelles archives du muséum d'histoire naturelle, sér. 2, viii. 1885 (1886) 221. "Plant Name Details for Rubus thibetanus" Check |url= value (help). IPNI. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Notes: Tibet
  3. 1 2 3 GRIN (January 14, 2006). "Rubus thibetanus information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  4. ↑  In: Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, 1909 258. Royal Gardens, Kew. "Plant Name Details for Rubus veitchii" Check |url= value (help). IPNI. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  5. ↑ Umberto Quattrocchi (1999). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. University of Palermo, Italy: CRC Press; Taylor & Francis group. ISBN 978-0-8493-2119-1.
  6. ↑ Flora of China page for Rubus thibetanus (cf. below), as read through Skweezer translate (Chinese to English)
  7. 1 2 "Rubus thibetanus". Flora of China. eFloras. Retrieved July 25, 2010.

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