Rubus xanthoneurus
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Description
A climbing shrub. It can grow 3 m tall. The small branches have a grey coating. The leaves are simple. The fruit are dark red.
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Edible Uses
The dark red fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indochina, SE Asia, Thailand,
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 xanthoneurus
Rubus xanthoneurus
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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.
Rubus xanthoneurus: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Synonyms
References (1)
- Anderson, E. F., 1993, Plants and people of the Golden Triangle. Dioscorides Press. p 220 (As Rubus dielsianus)
