Rubus fellatae A.Chev.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Rubus

Characteristics

A scrambling bush or shrub. The fruit is a composite fruit like a raspberry and is orange-red. It can be 1.5 cm long. It is sweet and edible.
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Fruits red when ripe, edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in mountain regions in West Africa. In Nigeria it is recorded at 1,660 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Rubus fellatae world distribution map, present in Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:736754-1
WFO ID wfo-0001000436
COL ID 4TK57
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Synonyms

Rubus fellatae