Biology:Rubus moluccanus
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Short description: Species of shrub
| Molucca bramble | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Species: | R. moluccanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubus moluccanus | |
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Rubus moluccanus, the Molucca bramble or broad-leaf bramble,[3] is a species of scrambling shrub or climber.
Description
It is scrambling shrub or climber. The leaves are simple with 3–5 lobes; they are 2–15 centimetres (3⁄4–6 in) long, 3–10 cm (1 1⁄4–4 in) wide, and the lower surface is tomentose.
The flowers are pinkish red or white. The red fruit is 1.2 cm (1⁄2 in) wide.[4][5]
Subtaxa
The following varieties are accepted:[2]
- Rubus moluccanus var. angulosus Kalkman
- Rubus moluccanus var. discolor (Blume) Kalkman
- Rubus moluccanus var. moluccanus
- Rubus moluccanus var. neocaledonicus Schltr.
- Rubus moluccanus var. obtusangulus Miq.
Distribution and habitat
The species is native to moist eucalyptus forest and rainforest of eastern Australia, distributed from Queensland to Victoria, and to the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Malesia, Papuasia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and the Caroline Islands.[2]
Uses
References
- ↑ "Rubus moluccanus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Rubus+moluccanus.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Rubus moluccanus L." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/738460-1.
- ↑ "Rubus moluccanus". Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) - ANPSA. http://asgap.org.au/r-mol.html.
- ↑ PlantNET, Rubus moluccanus plant profile
- ↑ "Rubus moluccanus L.". Atlas of Living Australia. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2906780.
Wikidata ☰ Q3017634 entry
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