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Rubus vulcanicola

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Species of fruit and plant

Rubus vulcanicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species: R. vulcanicola
Binomial name
Rubus vulcanicola
(Donn.Sm.) Rydb. 1913
Synonyms
  • Rubus guyanensis var. vulcanicola Donn. Sm. 1897

Rubus vulcanicola is an uncommon Central American species of brambles in the rose family. It has been found only in Panama and Costa Rica. The species was initially discovered on the sides of Volcán Poas in Costa Rica.

Rubus vulcanicola is a prickly perennial. Leaves are compound with 3 or 5 leaflets. Flowers are pink or rose-colored. Fruits are black.

References

  1. Tropicos, Rubus vulcanicola (Donn. Sm.) Rydb.
  2. ^ Rydberg, Per Axel. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 455
  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.

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Taxon identifiers
Rubus vulcanicola


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