Biology:Rubus crataegifolius

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Short description: Berry and plant

Rubus crataegifolius
Rubus crataegifolius 11.JPG
May 2009, Japan
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. crataegifolius
Binomial name
Rubus crataegifolius
Bunge

Rubus crataegifolius, also called Korean raspberry,[1] is a species of raspberry native to East Asia.[2]

Rubus crataegifolius, Aizu area, Fukushima pref., Japan

It is a shrub growing to 1–2 m (rarely 3 m) tall. The leaves are 5–12 cm long and 5–8 cm broad, palmately lobed with three or five lobes, and a serrated margin. The flowers are 1–1.5 cm diameter, with five white petals. The fruit is an aggregate fruit 1 cm diameter, made up of numerous drupelets. The species grows on forest margins and mountain slopes, in areas with moist and well-drained soil.

Its fruit is used for food and is sometimes cultivated; the cultivar 'Jingu Jengal' has been selected for its large fruit.[3] Root extracts have been found to contain substances with anti-inflammatory effects in mice.[4]

Notes

  1. English Names for Korean Native Plants. Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. pp. 612. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf. Retrieved 22 December 2016. 
  2. "Rubus crataegifolius Korean raspberry PFAF Plant Database". http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Rubus+crataegifolius. 
  3. Plants for a Future :Rubus crataegifolius
  4. "Anti-inflammatory effects of alcoholic extract of roots of Rubus crataegifolius Bge. (PubMed abstract)". Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 21 (11): 687–8. 1996. PMID 9812702. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q907007 entry