Rubus macrogongylus
Focke
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GBIF
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
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 macrogongylus: 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, Mexico, Nicaragua,
How to Identify
A tropical shrub in the Rosaceae family.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Rubus macrogongylus is a Mesoamerican species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in the State of Chiapas in southern Mexico as well as in the Central American nations of Guatemala and Nicaragua. Rubus macrogongylus is an arching shrub up to 250 cm tall, with wool and curved prickles. Leaves are compound with 3 leathery leaflets. Fruits are black.
Notes
The name is ambiguous.
Names & Synonyms
Zarzailla
References (1)
- Segura, S., et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793
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