Rubus pedunculosus
D. Don
Pila hisalu
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Description
A shrub. The branches are brown and have hairs when young. There are only a few prickles. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk and one at the end. There are 3 and occasionally 5 leaflets. The leaflets are oval or sword shaped and 3-6 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. There are several flowers in a group and they are up to 2 cm across. The petals are pink. The fruit are aggregate and black.
Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten fresh.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. In western China it grows between 3,000-3,200 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Nepal, Northeastern India, Sikkim,
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
Red Baneberry
Actaea rubra
Walter Siegmund (talk)
Pila hisalu
Rubus pedunculosus
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Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.
Pila hisalu: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Synonyms
References (4)
- Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 533
- Prodr. fl. nepal. 234. 1825
- Tsering, J., et al, 2017, Ethnobotanical appraisal on wild edible plants used by the Monpa community of Arunchal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol 16(4), October 2017, pp 626-637
- www.efloras.org Flora of China Volume 9
