Rubus insignis
Hook. f.
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A creeping herb. The leaves are oblong to oval and deeply heart shaped at the base and narrowing to a short tip. There are irregular teeth along the edge. The leaf stalks are prickly. The flowers are in groups near the ends of branches.
Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are sweet and eaten. The leaves are chewed as a substitute for betel leaf.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit are sweet and are eaten. The leaves are chewed as a substitute for betel leaf.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Himalayas, India, Northeastern India,
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)
Rubus insignis
Rubus insignis
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.
Rubus insignis: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Chechenimri, Taptere
References (4)
- Gangwar, A. K. & Ramakrishnan, P. S., 1990, Ethnobotanical Notes on Some Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeastern India. Economic Botany, Vol. 44, No. 1 pp. 94-105
- Murtem, G. & Chaudhrey, P., 2016, An ethnobotanical note on wild edible plants of Upper Eastern Himalaya, India. Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2016, v. 3, no. 5, p. 63-81
- Srivastava, R. C., 2009, Traditional knowledge of Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh on plants. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 8(2): 146-153
- Srivastava, R. C., 2010, Traditional knowledge of Nyishi (Daffla) tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 9(1):26-37
