Rubus shankii
Standl. & L. O. Williams
Shank's blackberry
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Conveyor Belt
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Conveyor Belt
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Conveyor Belt
Description
A tropical Rubus shrub in the Rosaceae family, known as Shank's blackberry, with large fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Central America, Guatemala, Honduras,
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)
Shank's blackberry
Rubus shankii
Conveyor Belt
Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.
Shank's blackberry: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
References (4)
- Ceiba 1:143. 1950
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 210
- Fouqué, A., 1972, Espèces fruitières d'Amérique tropicale. Institut français de recherches fruitierès outre-mer
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 765
