Rubus miser
Liebm.
(c) Oliver Komar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Oliver Komar
(c) Oliver Komar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Oliver Komar
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.
Rubus miser: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Central America, Costa Rica, Guatemala,
How to Identify
A climbing herb. It has thorns. The leaves are oval and elongated towards the tip. There are sharp teeth along the edge.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Rubus miser is a Mesoamerican species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in southern Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas) and Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama). Rubus miser is an arching shrub with curved prickles. Leaves are compound with 3 thick, leathery leaflets. Fruits are black and very sour.
Names & Synonyms
Tokan
References (1)
- Zuchowski W., 2007, Tropical Plants of Costa Rica. A Zona Tropical Publication, Comstock Publishing. p 194
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