Rubus brassii
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Description
A bramble. It is a climbing herb. The flowers are greenish white. The fruit are orange.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It has been recorded at 750 m above sea level in Solomon Islands.
Where It Grows
Pacific, Solomon Islands,
Notes
It is an unresolved name in The Plant List.
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 brassii
Rubus brassii
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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 brassii: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
References (1)
- Plants of Papua New Guinea LAE herbarium record (from Solomon Islands)
