Biology:Rubus xanthocarpus

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Rosaceae

Rubus xanthocarpus
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Typical dwarf habit
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Close-up of flower
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. xanthocarpus
Binomial name
Rubus xanthocarpus
Bureau & Franch.
Synonyms[1]
  • Rubus sitiens Focke
  • Rubus spinipes Hemsl.
  • Rubus tibetanus Focke

Rubus xanthocarpus is a species of flowering plant in the raspberry genus Rubus, family Rosaceae. It is native to central and southern China, and has naturalized in Poland and the former Czechoslovakia.[1] It is available from commercial suppliers.[2] The orange-yellow fruit are edible, taste similar to raspberries, and can be eaten raw or made into preserves or wine.[3]

Etymology

The specific epithet xanthocarpus means "having yellow fruit".[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Rubus xanthocarpus Bureau & Franch." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/741293-1. 
  2. "Rubus xanthocarpus". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/193029/i-rubus-xanthocarpus-i/details. 
  3. "Rubus xanthocarpus - Bur.&Franch.". Plants For A Future. 2022. https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Rubus+xanthocarpus. 
  4. Bayton, R. (2020). Practical Uses of Botanical Latin. In The Gardener's Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names - with More than 5,000 Entries (pp. 22-318). Princeton: Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691209135-007

Wikidata ☰ Q3446554 entry