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Rubus moluccanus

Summary

Rubus moluccanus, the Molucca bramble or broad-leaf bramble,[2] is a scrambling shrub or climber, native to moist eucalyptus forest and rainforest of eastern Australia, distributed from Queensland to Victoria and North-East Indian states of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. Molucca bramble leaves are simple with 3–5 lobes, 2–15 cm long, and 3–10 cm wide, and the lower surface tomentose. Flowers pinkish red or white. Red fruit is 1.2 cm wide.[3]

Molucca bramble
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. moluccanus
Binomial name
Rubus moluccanus

Uses edit

Regarded as a tasty edible fruit. Eaten out-of-hand, and used commercially to a limited extent in jams and sauces. It is used as traditional health care practices and highly enriched with vitamin C.[citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ "Rubus moluccanus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
  2. ^ "Rubus moluccanus". Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) - ANPSA. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
  3. ^ PlantNET, Rubus moluccanus plant profile

External links edit

  •   Media related to Rubus moluccanus at Wikimedia Commons
  • "Rubus moluccanus L." Atlas of Living Australia.
  • "Rubus moluccanus". Plants for a Future.