Rubus feddei
H. Leveille & Vaniot
Qian gui zuan gou zi
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Description
A climbing shrub. There are small slightly curved prickles. The leaves are simple and 6-8 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The flowers are 1 cm across and the petals are white. The fruit is aggregate and red but turns purplish black when ripe. It is 7-10 mm across.
Edible Uses
The ripe purplish-black fruits are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. In China it grows at low elevations in southern provinces. In Vietnam it has been recorded at 1,000 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Indochina, SE Asia, Vietnam,
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)
Qian gui zuan gou zi
Rubus feddei
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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.
Qian gui zuan gou zi: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Also Known As
Dum Fedde
References (1)
- Flora of China. 9:195-285, 2003
