Rubus nepalensis

Rubus nepalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Rubus
Species:	R. nepalensis
Binomial name
Rubus nepalensis (Hook. f.) Kuntze

Rubus nepalensis (Himalayan creeping bramble, Nepalese raspberry) is a species of evergreen raspberry endemic to Nepal and Himalayan India. It grows to about 1m in diameter, with height up to 20cms. Fruit is small, edible, and slightly sour.

Synonyms

• Rubus barbatus Edgew.
• Rubus nutans non Vest.
• Rubus nutantiflorus Hara.

References

• GBIF entry
• USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) entry
• Plants for a Future entry
• Beautiful Edible Gardens entry
• Meth. Sp.-Beschr. Rubus 125. 1879.
• Hara, H. et al. 1978–1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.