Rubus pauciflorus
Baker
Rosaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A warm temperate shrub in the Rosaceae family with edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a warm temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Madagascar,
Notes
There are about 250 Rubus species.
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
DEADLY
Red Baneberry
Actaea rubra
Walter Siegmund (talk)
Safe
Rubus pauciflorus
Rubus pauciflorus
GBIF
Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.
Rubus pauciflorus: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Synonyms
Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 159
