Biology:Rubus moluccanus
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Short description: Species of shrub
| Molucca bramble | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Species: | R. moluccanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubus moluccanus | |
Rubus moluccanus, the Molucca bramble or broad-leaf bramble,[2] is a scrambling shrub or climber, native to moist eucalyptus forest and rainforest of eastern Australia , distributed from Queensland to Victoria and North-East Indian states of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. Molucca bramble leaves are simple with 3–5 lobes, 2–15 cm long, and 3–10 cm wide, and the lower surface tomentose. Flowers pinkish red or white. Red fruit is 1.2 cm wide.[3]
Uses
Regarded as a tasty edible fruit. Eaten out-of-hand, and used commercially to a limited extent in jams and sauces. It is used as traditional health care practices and highly enriched with vitamin C.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Rubus moluccanus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Rubus+moluccanus.
- ↑ "Rubus moluccanus". Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) - ANPSA. http://asgap.org.au/r-mol.html.
- ↑ PlantNET, Rubus moluccanus plant profile
External links
- "Rubus moluccanus L.". Atlas of Living Australia. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2906780.
- "Rubus moluccanus". http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Rubus+moluccanus.
Wikidata ☰ Q3017634 entry
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