| Rubus thibetanus | |
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| at the Botanical Garden in Berlin | |
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| (left to right) R. coreanus, R. thibetanus, R. corchorifolius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Subgenus: | R. subg. Idaeobatus |
| Species: | R. thibetanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubus thibetanus Franch. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rubus veitchii Rolfe | |
Rubus thibetanus, sometimes known as ghost bramble, is a species of deciduous shrub in the genus Rubus, native to western China, where the local Chinese name may be translated into English as Tibetan dewberry. It is called xu zang xuan gou zi in transcribed Chinese.
Rubus thibetanus is found in Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Xizang (Tibet) provinces, to an altitude of 900–2100 meters, usually in dry areas in ravines, thickets, ditches, and on the edges of forests.
Rubus thibetanus grows 2–3 m tall, with reddish-brown, cylindric branchlets, and sparse prickles. Leaves are pinnately compound, triangular over all, appearing rather fern-like. Flowers are white, emerging in June. In August it bears its fruit, which are globular, purplish-black or dark red aggregate fruits ("berries"), 8–10 mm in diameter. Reports of the edibility of said fruits is inconsistent; some regard these as inedible without clarification, and only some sources consider the fruit edible.
In cultivation in the UK, Rubus thibetanus has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
References
- photo from Watson, William, Climbing plants Publisher: London : T.C. & E.C. Jack Language
- R. thibetanus was originally described and published in Nouvelles archives du muséum d'histoire naturelle, sér. 2, viii. 1885 (1886) 221. "Plant Name Details for Rubus thibetanus". IPNI. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
Notes: Tibet
- ^ "Rubus thibetanus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
- In: Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, 1909 258. Royal Gardens, Kew. "Plant Name Details for Rubus veitchii". IPNI. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
- Umberto Quattrocchi (1999). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. University of Palermo, Italy: CRC Press; Taylor & Francis group. ISBN 978-0-8493-2119-1.
- Flora of China page for Rubus thibetanus (cf. below), as read through Skweezer translate (Chinese to English)
- ^ "Rubus thibetanus". Flora of China. eFloras. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
- ^ "Rubus thibetanus". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Rubus+thibetanus
External links
Data related to Rubus thibetanus at Wikispecies
Media related to Rubus thibetanus at Wikimedia Commons
