Rubus coriaceus
Poir.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten fresh and also used to make marmalade.
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 coriaceus: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Colombia, Ecuador, South America*,
How to Identify
A tropical shrub in the Rosaceae family with edible fruit.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Rubus coriaceus is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. A scrambling subshrub with leathery leaves, it has been recorded growing in the high Andes of western South America at 3,900 m (12,800 ft) above sea level. Its fruit is delectable and is collected in the wild for sale in local markets.
Names & Synonyms
Mora gateadora, Wakra maki
References (3)
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 537
- Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603
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