Rubus pinnatus
Willd.
South African raspberry
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe fruit are eaten raw or used for jams.
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.
South African raspberry: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in forests near streams. It grows between 1,100-2,230 m altitude. In Kenya it grows between 1,500-2,750 m altitude.
Africa, Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo DR, East Africa, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinée, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Southern Africa, St Helena, Swaziland, Uganda, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
How to Identify
A small bush or scrambler. It can grow 3.5 m high. The flowering branches have prickles. The leaves are 10-19 cm long by 8-12 cm wide. They are divided into leaflets. The flower petals are small but pink. The fruit are red.
How to Grow
It can be used as a hedge plant.
Notes
There are about 250 Rubus species.
Names & Synonyms
Amakerre, Amaqunube, Braambos, Cape bramble, Enkenene, Gumence, Gumgumence, Hagena, Ijikijolo, Iqunube, Kapete, Ligungumence, Mtoje, Mucato, Munambala, N'cato, Yekola-enjori
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