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6. Rubus alpestris Blumewfo-0000990767

Bijdr. 2(17): 1108. 1826; Focke, Biblioth. Bot. 17(72); 144, 145. f. 61. 1911; Craib, Fl. Siam. En. 1: 569. 1931; Thuan in Fl. C.L.V. 7: 36, pl. 2. 1968.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Description : Shrub. Branches terete, covered with hooked prickles. Leaves compound, palmate, 5-foliolate, upper ones simple or 3-foliolate, sparsely hairy. Leaflets sessile except the terminal one, elliptic, 4–9 by 2–4 cm, acuminate at the apex, doubly serrate; nerves 15–20 pairs. Petiole 1–5 cm long. Stiupoles joined to the petiole, persistent, filiform. Flowers up to 3 cm across, solitary or arranged in terminal panicles. Pedicel 2–3 cm, glandular. Bracts pinnatifid. Calyx pelviform, pubescent; lobes ovate, caudate, tomentose inside and on the margins, divided. Petals white. Stamens numerous. Carpels ca 12–15. Torus hirsute. Fruit globose, reddish. Stones rugose.

Thailand : NORTHERN: Chiang Mai (Fang).

Distribution : N Vietnam, Java (type).

Ecology : In lower montane forests, 1,000–2,000 m alt.