Rubus megacarpus
P. Royen
Mt Wilhelm blackberry
President and Fellows of Harvard College
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.
Mt Wilhelm blackberry: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It has been recorded at 3,750 m above sea level on Mt Wilhelm in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea, PNG,
How to Identify
A straggling shrub. It grows 1.5 m long. The flowers are greenish white. They can occur singly on in groups of 2-3. The fruit are oval and purplish grey. They can be 5.5 cm long by 4 cm across.
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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