Rubus macrogongylus
Rubus macrogongylus is a Mesoamerican species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in the State of Chiapas in southern Mexico as well as in the Central American nations of Guatemala and Nicaragua.[1][2][3]
| Rubus macrogongylus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Species: | R. macrogongylus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubus macrogongylus Focke 1911 | |
Rubus macrogongylus is an arching shrub up to 250 cm tall, with wool and curved prickles. Leaves are compound with 3 leathery leaflets. Fruits are black.[1][4]
References
- Rydberg, Per Axel. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 456
- Pankhurst, R. J. 2001. Rosaceae. En: Stevens, W.D., C. Ulloa, A. Pool & O.M. Montiel (eds.). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85(3): 2202–2206
- Breedlove, D.E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Florísticos de México 4: i–v, 1–246.
- Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946. Rosaceae. En: Standley, P.C. & J.A. Steyermark (eds.), Flora of Guatemala - Part IV. Fieldiana, Botany 24(4): 480
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