Rubus coriifolius explained

Rubus coriifolius is a Mesoamerican species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in central and southern Mexico (from Chiapas as far north as Tamaulipas) and Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua).^{[1] [2] [3]}

Rubus coriifolius is a perennial up to 2 meters tall, with hairs and sometimes a few small prickles. Leaves are compound with 3 or 5 thick, leathery leaflets. Flowers are white or rose-colored. Fruits are red or almost black.^{[1] [4]}

External links

• photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Guatemala in 1892

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/751099#page/70/mode/1up Rydberg, Per Axel. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 456
2. Pankhurst, R. J. 2001. Rosaceae. En: Stevens, W.D., C. Ulloa, A. Pool & O.M. Montiel (eds.). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85(3): 2202–2206.
3. Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2015. Saururaceae a Zygophyllaceae. 2(3): v–xvii, 1–347. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F.
4. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7723753#page/169/mode/1up Liebmann, Frederik Michael 1853. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 1852(8–10): 157–158