Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
The ripe fruits are edible and are eaten fresh or processed locally into jams, jellies, and syrups.

Scientific/model-organism use:
DNA sequencing and molecular analysis have been used to assess genetic variation among Rubus ellipticus populations, with applications in phylogenetics, population genetics, and biosystematic research. The species is included in public genomic and biodiversity databases and is studied as a component of Rubus community resources.

Properties relevant to use:
Fruit acidity (typical of many Rubus species) contributes to setting properties when cooked with sugar for preserves. The berry morphology and seed morphology facilitate taxonomic and population-level study. Molecular markers from herbarium and field-collected specimens enable species-level discrimination within the R. fruticosus complex.

Standards and regulation:
No specific national or international product standards are documented for this species’ raw materials; food uses are regulated under general food safety legislation where applicable.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Fruits are primarily collected from wild plants; populations may be impacted by overharvesting or habitat disturbance, and no cultivation practices for fruit production are documented. Genetic studies support conservation assessments and inform sustainable management.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Rubus flavus	Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don	Prodr. Fl. Nepal. : 234 (1825)
Rubus ellipticus var. flavus	(Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 220 (1891)
Rubus tereticaulis subsp. ellipticus	(Kupcsok) Domin	Preslia 13-15: 118 (1935)

Common names Top

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	yellow himalayan raspberry
Bulgarian	Златна хималайска малина
dty	ऐंसेलु
Estonian	kuldvaarikas
Japanese	キミノヒマラヤキイチゴ
Nepali	रातो ऐँसेलु
Punjab	آخرا
Russian	Малина эллиптическая
Thai	หนามไข่กุ้ง
Chinese	椭圆悬钩子
Chinese	黄蔗根
Chinese	黄锁梅
Chinese	黄锁梅叶
Chinese	橢圓懸鉤子
Chinese	椭圆懸鉤子

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Name	Authority	First published in
Rubus ellipticus var. obcordatus	(Franch.) Focke	Sp. Rub. 199. 1911 (1911)
Rubus ellipticus var. ellipticus		Unknown

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

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Forms (abbr. f.) Top

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Germination/Propagation Top

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Legend for the distribution data:

- Doubtful data

- Extinct

- Introduced

- Native

Africa click to expand
- East Tropical Africa
  - Tanzania
- South Tropical Africa
  - Malawi
  - Mozambique

Asia-temperate click to expand
- China
  - China South-central
  - China Southeast
  - Tibet

Asia-tropical click to expand
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam
  - East Himalaya
  - India
  - Nepal
  - Pakistan
  - Sri Lanka
- Indo-China
  - Laos
  - Myanmar
  - Thailand
  - Vietnam
- Malesia
  - Jawa
  - Philippines

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- Australia
  - New South Wales
  - Queensland

Pacific click to expand
- North-central Pacific
  - Hawaii

Southern America click to expand
- Caribbean
  - Jamaica
- Western South America
  - Ecuador

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0001002128
UNII	31976457W2
USDA Plants	RUEL3
Tropicos	27800347
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:736506-1
The Plant List	rjp-3254
Open Tree Of Life	714542
NCBI Taxonomy	59492
Nature Serve	2.147549
IUCN Red List	49484707
IPNI	736506-1
iNaturalist	168047
IFPNI	F397F3B2-C5FB-DF09-0966-54F041BFE33D
GBIF	2991314
Freebase	/m/0cm89rj
EPPO	RUBEL
EOL	793045
USDA GRIN	32308
Wikipedia	Rubus_ellipticus

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title

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An Overview on Flavor Extraction, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Significance, and Production of Herbal Wines

Morya S, Menaa F, Lourenço-Lopes C, Jimenez-Lopez C, Khalid W, Moreno A, Ikram A, Khan KA, Ramniwas S, Mugabi R

ACS Omega

02-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11024944
doi:	10.1021/acsomega.3c09887
PMID:	38645323

Vegetation–edaphic correlation and importance value index in himalayan ‘ecotone’ temperate conifer forest using the multivariate technique

Ali F, Zeb M, Amin M, Rajpar MN, Hidayat S, Khan WR

Saudi J Biol Sci

24-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC11000104
doi:	10.1016/j.sjbs.2024.103983
PMID:	38590389

Habitat suitability modelling of Koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha) in moist temperate forest

Badrulislam, Khan KA, Khalil S, Hussain M, Saqib Z, Altaf J, Hadi R, Habiba U

PLoS One

15-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10868740
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0296921
PMID:	38359051

Biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Rubus fruticosus extract and their antibacterial efficacy against Erwinia caratovora and Ralstonia solanacearum phytopathogens

Khan A, Ahmad N, Fazal H, Ali M, Akbar F, Khan I, Tayyab M, Uddin MN, Ahmad N, Abdel-Maksoud MA, Saleh IA, Zomot N, AbdElgawad H, Rauf K, Iqbal B, Teixeira Filho MC, El-Tayeb MA, Jalal A

RSC Adv

14-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10864949
doi:	10.1039/d3ra06723h
PMID:	38362085

Ethnobotanical study on ritual plants used by Hani people in Yunnan, China

Ma X, Luo D, Xiong Y, Huang C, Li G

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

13-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10865556
doi:	10.1186/s13002-024-00659-y
PMID:	38350958

In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Bioactive Compounds from Berries for Wound Healing

Vendrame S, Alaba T, Marchi N, Tsakiroglou P, Klimis-Zacas D

Curr Dev Nutr

14-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10862523
doi:	10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.102078
PMID:	38351974

Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by the indigenous community of the western region of Mizoram, India

Ralte L, Sailo H, Singh YT

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

03-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10765666
doi:	10.1186/s13002-023-00642-z
PMID:	38172927

Identification and evaluation of antimicrobial and anti-arthritis activities of hydroethanolic extract of Rubus ellipticus leaves

Kumari A, Prakash V, Gupta D, Kashyap L, Goyal R, Chopra H, Gautam RK, Chakraborty S, Chandran D, Dhama K

Narra J

22-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10919704
doi:	10.52225/narra.v3i3.152
PMID:	38455614

Wild Edible Fruits as a Source of Food and Medicine: A Study among Tribal Communities of Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Ul Abidin SZ, Khan R, Ahmad M, Cuerrier A, Zafar M, Ullah A, Khan J, Saeed A, Al-Qahtani WH, Kazi M

Plants (Basel)

21-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10780817
doi:	10.3390/plants13010039
PMID:	38202347

Children in All Policies (CAP) 2030 Citizen Science for Climate Change Resilience: a cross-sectional pilot study engaging adolescents to study climate hazards, biodiversity and nutrition in rural Nepal

Hoernke K, Shrestha A, Pokhrel B, Timberlake T, Giri S, Sapkota S, Dalglish S, Costello A, Saville N

Wellcome Open Res

11-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10904941
doi:	10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18591.1
PMID:	38434744

Ethnomedicinal plants in Champadevi rural municipality, Okhaldhunga district, Nepal

Karki D, Khadka D, Kunwar RM, Aryal PC, Paudel HR, Bhatta S, Shi S

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

11-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10712033
doi:	10.1186/s13002-023-00627-y
PMID:	38072922

Characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of the complete chloroplast genome of Rubus chingii Hu 1925 from the family Rosaceae

Li Y, Qiu Y, Yang M, Yin Y, Li M, Zhang Y

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour

20-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10986437
doi:	10.1080/23802359.2023.2268220
PMID:	38566881

Untapped potential of non-conventional rubus species: bioactivity, nutrition, and livelihood opportunities

Bhatt SC, Naik B, Kumar V, Gupta AK, Kumar S, Preet MS, Sharma N, Rustagi S

Plant Methods

27-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10604922
doi:	10.1186/s13007-023-01094-y
PMID:	37891607

Commodity risk assessment of Malus domestica plants from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Civera AV, Zappalà L, Lucchi A, Gómez P, Urek G, Bernardo U, Bubici G, Carluccio AV, Chiumenti M, Di Serio F, Fanelli E, Marzachì C, Kaczmarek A, Yuen J

EFSA J

26-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10600653
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8315
PMID:	37901690

Ethnobotanical study on edible flowers in Xishuangbanna, China

Zhang Q, Cheng Z, Fan Y, Zhang D, Wang M, Zhang J, Sommano S, Wu X, Long C

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

30-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10542681
doi:	10.1186/s13002-023-00608-1
PMID:	37777741

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (1R,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,9R,10S,11R,12aR,14bS)-1,10,11-trihydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate	101652569	Click to see	666.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (1R,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,9S,10S,11R,12aR,14bS)-9-formyl-1,10,11-trihydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate	44557482	Click to see	664.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (1R,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aS,9R,10R,11R,12aR,14bR)-1,10,11-trihydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate	124893151	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)CO)O)O)C)C)C2C1(C)O)C)C(=O)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O	666.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83747-M
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (1R,3aS,5aR,5bR,7aR,8S,9R,10R,11aR,11bR,13aR,13bR)-9,10-dihydroxy-8-(hydroxymethyl)-5a,5b,8,11a-tetramethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysene-3a-carboxylate	44557481	Click to see	650.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (1S,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,11R,12aS)-10,11-dihydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12-dodecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylate	44557415	Click to see	632.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,9R,10S,11R,12aR)-10,11-dihydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13-dodecahydro-2H-picene-4a-carboxylate	44557352	Click to see	648.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10R,11R,12aR,14bS)-10,11-dihydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-dodecahydro-3H-picene-4a-carboxylate	44557353	Click to see CC1=C(C2C3=CCC4C(C3(CCC2(CC1)C(=O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)(CCC6C4(CC(C(C6(C)C)O)O)C)C)C	632.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
[3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 1,10,11-trihydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate	14019173	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1(C)O)C)C(=O)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O	650.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83747-M
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 10,11-dihydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12-dodecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylate	75068913	Click to see	632.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 10,11-dihydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-dodecahydro-3H-picene-4a-carboxylate	75068882	Click to see	632.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 10,11-dihydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12-dodecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylate	75068914	Click to see	648.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 10,11-dihydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13-dodecahydro-2H-picene-4a-carboxylate	73157328	Click to see	648.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
[3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 10,11-dihydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,6a,6b,9,12a-pentamethyl-1-methylidene-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate	85228830	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)CO)O)O)C)C)C2C1=C)C)C(=O)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O	648.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
[3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 9,10-dihydroxy-8-(hydroxymethyl)-5a,5b,8,11a-tetramethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysene-3a-carboxylate	75068944	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C(C3(CC2)C)(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)CO)O)O)C)C)C(=O)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O	650.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
2alpha,3beta,23-Trihydroxy-28-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)urs-12,19-dien-28-one	10508433	Click to see CC1=C(C2C3=CCC4C(C3(CCC2(CC1)C(=O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)(CCC6C4(CC(C(C6(C)CO)O)O)C)C)C	648.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
Kajiichigoside F1	14019178	Click to see	650.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83747-M https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
NCGC00169718-03_C36H56O12_beta-D-Glucopyranose, 1-O-[(2alpha,3beta,5xi,9xi)-2,3,19,24-tetrahydroxy-24,28-dioxours-12-en-28-yl]-	14707004	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C(=O)O)O)O)C)C)C2C1(C)O)C)C(=O)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O	680.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
NCGC00385137-01_C36H58O10_Hexopyranose, 1-O-(3,19,23-trihydroxy-28-oxours-12-en-28-yl)-	14286951	Click to see	650.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
Quercilicoside A	14055729	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)CO)O)O)C)C)C2C1(C)O)C)C(=O)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O	666.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83747-M
Rosamultin	21122581	Click to see	650.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83747-M
Rubuside B	44557351	Click to see	632.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
Trachelosperogenin A1, >=95% (LC/MS-ELSD)	21637743	Click to see	680.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(1R,2R,4aS,6aS,6aS,6bR,8aS,10R,11S,12R,12aR,14bS)-1,10,11,12-tetrahydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid	46882833	Click to see	504.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
(2alpha,3beta,4alpha)-2,3,19-Trihydroxyurs-12-ene-23,28-dioic acid	21606530	Click to see	518.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
[3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 1,10,11-trihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate	58880815	Click to see	650.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83747-M
[3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 1,10,11-trihydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate	14658049	Click to see	666.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83747-M https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
19Alpha-Hydroxyasiatic Acid	490367	Click to see	504.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
Arjunetin	21152828	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1O)C)C(=O)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O)C	650.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83747-M
CID 14312995	14312995	Click to see	504.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
Sericoside	76972524	Click to see	666.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83747-M
Tomentosic acid	622032	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)CO)O)O)C)C)C2C1O)C)C(=O)O)C	504.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A
Tormentic acid	73193	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1(C)O)C)C(=O)O	488.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP900237A

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Rubus ellipticus

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