Pan India Bouquets

Rubus foliolosus D.Don

Family : Rosaceae
(Rose Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
Synonym(s) : Rubus albescens Roxb.; Rubus bonatii H.Lév.; Rubus distans D.Don; Rubus donianus Spreng.; Rubus foliolosus D.Don; Rubus godongensis Y.Gu & W.L.Li; Rubus incanus Sasaki ex T.S.Liu & T.Y.Yang; Rubus lasiocarpus Sm.; Rubus longistylus H.Lév.; Rubus micranthus D.Don; Rubus niveus var. falconeri Wall. ex Hook.f.; Rubus niveus var. furfuraceus (Wall.) Focke; Rubus niveus var. pauciflorus (Wall. ex Lindl.) Deb; Rubus pinnatus D.Don; Rubus pyi H.Lév.; Rubus tongtchouanensis H.Lév.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rubus niveus Thunb.
Vernacular name : Kalo ainselu (Nepali)
Habit : Scandent shrub
Habitat : Thickets on slopes, sparse forests, montane valleys, streamsides, flood plains; 1000 - 3700 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Ripe fruits are eaten fresh. Leaf juice is used to treat fever.
Flower, Fruit : May-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, China, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Afghanistan to Central China and Indo-China, Jawa
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
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 foliolosus. Downloaded on 30 June 2022.

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