Biology:Rubus illecebrosus

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Short description: Berry and plant

Rubus illecebrosus
Fruit in Lithuania
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. illecebrosus
Binomial name
Rubus illecebrosus
Focke 1899
Synonyms[1]
  • Rubus commersonii var. illecebrosus (Focke) Makino
  • Rubus sorbifolius hort. ex Wittm.
  • Rubus tokinibara (H.Hara) Naruh.

Rubus illecebrosus is a red-fruited species of Rubus originally from Japan. Common names include balloon berry[2] and strawberry raspberry.[3]

Description

Rubus illecebrosus is a thorny shrub growing up to 150 centimetres (5 feet) tall. The leaves are pinnately compound.

The flowers are produced either singly or in clumps of 2–3, each with 5 petals up to 18 millimetres (23⁄32 inch) long, longer than those of most related species. The fruits are also unusually large for the genus, each oblong, red, up to 2 cm (3⁄4 in) long with 50–100 drupelets.[4]

Distribution and habitat

Originally from Japan (where it is called バライチゴ, literally 'roseberry'), it is also very popular in some European countries like Lithuania.

It has become sparingly naturalized in scattered locations in Canada, the United States, and South America.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Rubus illecebrosus". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew). http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Rubus+illecebrosus. 
  2. ↑ Fruitipedia, balloon berry, (Rubus illecebrosus) includes photos
  3. ↑ "Rubus illecebrosus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=RUIL. Retrieved 1 February 2016. 
  4. ↑ Alice, Lawrence A.; Goldman, Douglas H.; Macklin, James A.; Moore, Gerry (2014), "Rubus illecebrosus", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 9, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id= 
  5. ↑ "Rubus illecebrosus", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Rubus%20illecebrosus.png 
  6. ↑ Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela 1–859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas

Wikidata ☰ Q1348982 entry




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