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Rubus ichangensis

Botanic Family

Rosaceae

Author

Hemsley & Kuntze

Cultivated

C

Offspring

Rubus 'Darrow', Rubus 'Hendrick'

Common Names

• Yi chang xuan gou zi (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Anhui
• Gansu
• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Guizhou
• Hubei
• Hunan
• Shaanxi
• Sichuan
• Yunnan-China

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

• May-Aug (China)

Fruiting Times

• Sep-Oct (China)

Deciduous or semi-evergreen prickly scandent shrub with terminal & axillary panicles of 8mm diameter white flowers, glabrous fruit red aggregate to 8mm diameter

Fruit edible & sweet, tannin extracted from roots & stems. Medicinal uses

Further References

• Rehder 1934
• Bean 1950
• Krussmann 1976
• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• JAA