Rubus trilobus
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|image =Rubus_trilobus_(11348359844).jpg
| parent = Rubus subg. Anoplobatus
|genus = Rubus
|species = trilobus
|authority =Ser. 1825
|synonyms_ref = [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/rjp-90 The Plant List, Rubus trilobus Ser.]
|synonyms =
- Oreobatus trilobus (Ser.) Rydb.
- Rubus trifidus Steud. 1840 not Thumb. 1784
- Rubus trilobus var. guatelamensis Focke
}}
Rubus trilobus, the boulder raspberry or delicious raspberry, is Mesoamerican species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is native to Guatemala and to southern and central Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Puebla, Tlaxcala).García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad UniversitariaBreedlove, D.E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Florísticos de México 4: i–v, 1–246.
Description
Rubus trilobus grows in moist or wet coniferous forests in the mountains. It is a shrub sometimes as much as 5 meters (200 inches or 16.7 feet) tall. It does not have prickles. Leaves are broadly three-lobed with teeth along the edges, green on the upper side, lighter green on the underside. Flowers are white. Fruit is dark purple.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19662#page/496/mode/1up Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946. Rosaceae. En: Standley, P.C. & J.A. Steyermark (eds.), Flora of Guatemala - Part IV. Fieldiana, Botany 24(4): 432–484]
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External links
- [http://www.tropicos.org/ImageFullView.aspx?imageid=100020358 photo of herbarium specimen at University of Texas, collected in Oaxaca in 1995]
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