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Rosaceae FAMILY

Rubus copelandii

Rubus copelandii

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rubus copelandii is a scrambling shrub producing a cluster of stems from a woody rootstock; it can grow 4 metres tall but is usually smaller[ 345 Title Minor Products of Philippine Forests Publication Author Brown. W. H. Publisher Bureau of Forestry, Manilla. Year 1920 ISBN Description A useful guide to some of the plants of the area, though terse on details. The book is out of copyright and can be legally downloaded from the Internet. , 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The stems have many straight to curved prickles up to 5mm long[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The edible fruit is sometimes gathered from the wild for local consumption.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Philippines.
HabitatMore or less open places in forest, forest borders, thickets, at elevations from 1,700 - 2,450 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].