Biology:Rubus adenophorus

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Short description: Species of shrub

Rubus adenophorus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Subgenus: R. subg. Idaeobatus
Species:
R. adenophorus
Binomial name
Rubus adenophorus
Rolfe
Synonyms[1]
  • Rubus sagatus Focke

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.[2] It is distinctive for its black-headed glands mixed with bristles on the stems.[2]

Description

  • Height and spread: Reaches to 2.4m or more in height.[2]
  • Stems: Arching stems are biennial and are densely clothed with bristles and stalked glands.[2]
  • Leaves: 'Virgin' (first-year) shoots are mostly pinnate with five leaflets, which range from 5–13 cm 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.[2]
  • Flowers: Small, pink flowers are borne in cylindrical panicles 10–13 cm in length. Flowers in July.[2]
  • Fruit: Edible, black, sweet, conical fruit to about 1.3 cm in length.[2]

Etymology

Rubus is the ancient Latin name meaning 'brambles' or 'bramble-like',[2][3] while adenophorus is derived from the Greek for 'gland-bearing' (ἀδήν adēn, ‘gland’; φέρω pherō, ‘I bear’).[3]

References

  1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/rjp-8454. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 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
  3. 3.0 3.1 Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN:9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN:9780521685535 (paperback). pp 36, 315

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15228595 entry