Rubus macilentus Cambess.

 
  • 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 macilentus Cambess.
  • Common name : Lean Raspberry
  • Vernacular name :
    • Aachung, Jogi Ainselu (Nepali)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Slopes, roadsides, near watercourses, forest margins; 900 - 3300 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Ripe fruits are eaten fresh.
  • Key identification features : Extensive scrambling shrub, tems angular, glabrous with stout straight prickles
  • Flower, Fruit : April-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Rudraprayag district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : East Himalaya, West Himalaya, Nepal, China South-Central and Tibet
  • 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: 560
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rubus macilentus. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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