Rubus benguetensis — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible and commonly eaten by children.

This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.

DEADLY

Red Baneberry

Actaea rubra

SAFE

Rubus benguetensis

Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.

Rubus benguetensis: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.

It is a tropical plant.

Asia, Malaysia, Philippines, SE Asia,

A tropical creeping herb or rambling shrub with prickles, belonging to the Rosaceae family.

The fruit are often eaten by children.

Names & Synonyms

Pisang lalid, P-oyyong

References (2)

Hoare, A., 2003, Food use of the Lundayeh SW Sabah. Borneo Research Council.
Reid, L. A. & Madulid, D., 1972, Some comments on Bontoc Ethnobotany. Philippine Journal of Linguistics