Rubus nepalensis (Hook.F.) Kuntze

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Rubus

Characteristics

A herb. It has creeping stems. The leaves are stalked. The leaves have 3 leaflets. These are broadly oval. They have a long point and double teeth. They are hairy on both surfaces. The flowers are white and nodding. The fruit are scarlet.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.25
Mature height (meter) 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Nepal it grows from 2100-3200 m altitude. It grows on rocky ground along river banks.
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Rocks, banks and shrubberies to 3300 metres.
Light 3-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 4-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten.
Uses dye medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from root offshoots or seeds.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 20
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60459029-2
WFO ID wfo-0001000385
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rubus nepalensis