Pan India Bouquets

Rubus pentagonus Wall.

Family : Rosaceae
(Rose Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rubus pentagonus Wall.
Habit : Scrambling shrub
Habitat : Cool broad-leaved and Hemlock forests, forest margins on slopes, thickets and roadsides; 2000 - 3100 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Ripe fruits are eaten fresh.
Flower, Fruit : April-July
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Asia-Tropical, Tibet and China South-Central
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 124; 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: 556
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 pentagonus. Downloaded on 4 July 2022.