Rubus glabratus explained

Rubus glabratus is a Latin American species of brambles in the rose family. It is native to Central America (Panamá, Costa Rica) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia).^{[1] [2] [3]}

Rubus glabratus is a perennial subshrub with stems up to 80 cm (2 2/3 feet) long, with curved prickles. Flowers are rose-colored. Fruit is red.^{[1] [4] [5]}

The genetics of Rubus is extremely complex, so that it is difficult to decide on which groups should be recognized as species. There are many rare species with limited ranges such as this. Further study is suggested to clarify the taxonomy.^[6]

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/751099#page/54/mode/1up Rydberg, Per Axel. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 440
2. Jørgensen, P. M., M. H. Nee & S. G. Beck. (eds.) 2014. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia, Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127(1–2): i–viii, 1–1744.
3. Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 9–939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín
4. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7243#page/227/mode/1up Kunth, Karl Sigismund 1824. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 6: 221
5. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7243#page/597/mode/1up Kunth, Karl Sigismund 1824. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 6: 221
6. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=128837 Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble