Rubus pringlei

Rubus pringlei is a Mesoamerican species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in central and southern Mexico and also in Guatemala.[1][2][3]

Rubus pringlei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. pringlei
Binomial name
Rubus pringlei
Rydb. 1913 not Focke 1914
Synonyms[1]
  • Rubus occidentalis var. grandiflorus Focke 1891 not Rubus grandiflorus Kaltenb. 1845
  • Rubus occidentalis var. incisus Schltdl. 1839
  • Rubus occidentalis var. mexicanus Focke

Rubus pringlei is hairless biennial up to 2 meters high, with curved prickles. Leaves are trifoliate. Flowers are white. Fruits are dark purple.[1]

References
  1. Rydberg, Per Axel. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 443
  2. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946. En: Standley, P.C. & J.A. Steyermark (eds.), Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana, Botany 24(4): 480-481
  3. Breedlove, D.E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Florísticos de México 4: i–v, 1–246.


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