Rubus rugosus
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Himalayan blackberry
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe fruit are eaten raw and are also used in the preparation of yeast culture.
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.
Himalayan blackberry: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. In Nepal they grow between 1000-2000 m altitude. They grow in open rocky places. In Vietnam it has been recorded at 1,000 m above sea level. It occurs in the Western Ghats in India.
Asia, Australia, Cambodia, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Sikkim, Sri Lanka, Tasmania, Thailand, Vietnam,
How to Identify
A climbing shrub. The leaves have stalks. They are oval and 5-7 lobed. They have irregular teeth. They are deeply heart shaped. They have a yellowish layer underneath and are wrinkled above. The flowers are pink or white. They occur either in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. The fruit are red or dark purple.
How to Grow
Plants are grown from root offshoots or seeds.
Notes
There are about 250 Rubus species.
Names & Synonyms
Amreng sobai, Ban ainselu, Bhaise aiselu, Dum nham, Goru ainselu, Jetulipoka, Keriberry, Kohamoushush, Morok jemben, Mullu pazham, Naichin, Shiinghokoghoshi, Sukhaith ri, Ta:sinpusin, Thekhi-sambak, Thesobai
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