Pan India Bouquets

Rubus acuminatus Sm.

Family : Rosaceae
(Rose Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
Synonym(s) : Rubus betulinus D.Don
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rubus acuminatus Sm.
Common name : Giant Bramble
Vernacular name : Rato ainselu (Nepali)
Habit : Scandent shrub
Habitat : Climbing on rocks and shrubs in Warm broad-leaved forests, Bamboo thickets, streamsides, roadsides; 1000 - 2500 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Ripe fruits are eaten fresh. Juice of the bark is give to ease indigestion.
Flower, Fruit : July-November
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Nepal to China (Yunnan)
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 123; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 550-551
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Rubus acuminatus. Downloaded on 28 June 2022.