Biology:Rubus pectinellus
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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. pectinellus
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| Rubus pectinellus Maxim.[1]
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Rubus pectinellus, commonly known as atibulnak,[2][3] is a species of brambles in the rose family. It is native to Japan , southern China , Taiwan, and the Philippines . They usually grow in forests and valleys at elevations of 700 to 3,000 m (2,300 to 9,800 ft). It is also known as kobanofuyuichigo (コバノフユイチゴ) in Japanese and huáng pào (黄泡) in Mandarin Chinese.[4][5][6] Atibulnak fruits are edible, either raw or cooked, and have a pleasant subacid flavor. The leaves are also eaten as a vegetable in the Philippines.[4][7]
Atibulnak is a small trailing woody shrub, usually around 0.5 to 1 m (1.6 to 3.3 ft) long. The leaves are either heart-shaped or with three lobes and have a rough and hairy texture with serrated margins. The leaves are around 3 to 6 cm (1.2 to 2.4 in) in diameter. They are borne alternate on the stems. Both the leaves and the stems are covered with small spines. It has white flowers around 2 cm (0.79 in) in diameter. These bear fruits around 1.4 to 1.6 cm (0.55 to 0.63 in) in diameter which turn bright red when ripe.[2]
References
- ↑ "Rubus pectinellus". http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Rubus/pectinellus.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Atibulnak". https://ntfp.org/2016/02/atibulnak/.
- ↑ "Rubus pectinellus - Max.". https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Rubus+pectinellus.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fern, Ken. "Rubus pectinellus". http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Rubus+pectinellus.
- ↑ Lu, Lingdi; Boufford, David E. (2003). "28. RUBUS Linnaeus, Sp. P1. 1: 492. 1753.". Flora of China 9: 195–285. http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/PDF/PDF09/Rubus.PDF.
- ↑ Real, Mark Stephen (2016). "Update on the Geographic Distribution of Philippine Rubus species". Proceedings of the DLSU Research Congress 4. https://xsite.dlsu.edu.ph/conferences/dlsu-research-congress-proceedings/2016/GRC/GRC-SEE-I-004.pdf.
- ↑ Polinag, Mercedita A. (2003). Food From the Wilderness. DENR Recommends. 12. Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Republic of the Philippines. http://erdb.denr.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/denr_v12.pdf.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q10898689 entry
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