Bramble-of-the-cape
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. queenslandicus
Binomial name
Rubus queenslandicus

Rubus queenslandicus, commonly known as bramble-of-the-cape, rose-leaf bramble, or native raspberry, is a plant in the family Rosaceae which is endemic to a small part of the rainforests of northeastern Queensland, Australia.

Description

This species is a shrub growing up to about 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall.[4][5] Its compound leaves are imparipinnate, that is, they are divided into an odd number of leaflets with pairs of leaflets along the midrib plus a single terminal leaflet.

Taxonomy

This species was first formally described in 1997 by the Queensland botanist Anthony Bean in a paper titled "A revision of Rubus subg. Idaeobatus (Focke) Focke (Rosaceae) in Australia", published in the journal Austrobaileya.[2][3][6]

Etymology

The genus name Rubus is from the Latin word rubus meaning "blackberry" or "bramble". The species epithet queenslandicus refers to the Australian state to which this species is endemic.[7]

Conservation

This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.[1] As of 30 September 2023, it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

References

  1. 1 2 "Species profile—Rubus queenslandicus". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Rubus queenslandicus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Rubus queenslandicus A.R.Bean". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. ↑ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Rubus queenslandicus". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Bean, Tony (June 2001). "Queensland Raspberries". Australian Plants Online. Queensland: Australian Native Plants Society (Australian). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Bean, A.R. (1997). "A revision of Rubus subg. Idaeobatus (Focke) Focke (Rosaceae) in Australia". Austrobaileya. 4 (4): 677–689. JSTOR 41738901. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 431. ISBN 9780958174213.
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