Rubus rosifolius (sometimes spelled Rubus rosaefolius) is a species of prickly subshrub with the common names roseleaf bramble, Mauritius raspberry, thimbleberry, Vanuatu raspberry and bramble of the Cape. Its double-flowered variety is named Rubus rosifolius var. coronarius (synonym: Rubus coronarius).
Description
Roseleaf bramble is a shrub with straight or arching stems that can reach as much as 2.5 metres (8 feet) in height. The stems are covered in long, spreading white hairs with scattered amber-green glands that can be dense in small areas. The leaves are compound with toothed margins and glandular-hairs on both sides of the leaflets.
The flowers are white in panicles or solitary. The aggregate fruit is
Taxonomy
Rubus rosifolius was given its scientific name by the botanist James Edward Smith in 1791. The unplaced name Rubus rosifolius published by Jonathan S. Stokes in 1812 is sometimes a source of confusion. According to Plants of the World Online it has no accepted subspecies, but has two accepted varieties. The autonymic variety has 40 heterotypic synonyms while Rubus rosifolius var. inermis has none.
Table of Synonyms
Name
Year
Rank
Notes
Rubus apoensis Elmer
1913
species
Rubus chinensis Ser.
1825
species
not validly publ.
Rubus comintanus Blanco
1845
species
Rubus commersonii Poir.
1804
species
Rubus coronarius (Sims) Sweet
1826
species
Rubus dosedlae Gilli
1979
species
Rubus eglanteria Tratt.
1823
species
Rubus glandulosopunctatus Hayata
1914
species
Rubus hirsutus var. glabellus (Focke) Wuzhi
1979
variety
Rubus hopingensis Y.C.Liu & F.Y.Lu
1976
species
Rubus jamaicensis Blanco
1837
species
nom. illeg.
Rubus javanicus Blume
1826
species
Rubus mingendensis Gilli
1979
species
Rubus paniculatus C.B.Clarke
1876
species
nom. illeg.
Rubus parvirosifolius Hayata
1915
species
Rubus polyphyllarius (Cardot) Koidz.
1930
species
Rubus rosaefolius Sm.
1791...
