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Rubus rigidus

Botanic Family

Rosaceae

Author

Smith

Common Names

• Nkenene (Kihaya)
• Himalayan Blackberry (USA)+D15756

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Burundi
• Cameroon
• South Africa
• Tanzania
• Uganda

Natural Habitats

• Woodland
• grassland
• forest edge

Flowering Times

• Oct
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• Mar
• Oct
• Nov

Clambering spiny shrub with hairy prickly stems, terminal racemes or panicles of mauve-pink flowers, green fruit maturing red, numerous thorns, pinnate or trifoliate leaves, doubly serrated leaflets, glabrous above yellow-villous beneath

Further References

• Mobot
• APDC
• The Plant List 2
• NYBG
• Botanicus
• FOTA