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 :
    • Maharashtra : Satara district
    • 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
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rubus foliolosus. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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