Rubus phoenicolasius

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Internal ID UUID644040744bef9101692922
Scientific name Rubus phoenicolasius
Authority Maxim.
First published in Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg , sér. 3, 17: 160 (1872)

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Common products:
Fresh fruit of Rubus phoenicolasius is eaten raw or incorporated into desserts. The berries are also processed into jam and jelly, where their natural acidity and high soluble‑solid content aid gel formation. In addition, the fruit can be fermented to produce a low‑alcohol wine, a product that has been documented in regional horticultural literature.

Food and beverages (non‑medicinal):
The berries are used directly as a food ingredient in pies, sauces, and fruit compotes. Commercially, the fruit is canned or frozen for later processing into preserves and jellies. Fermented wine made from the berries is recorded in horticultural and small‑scale beverage production guides.

Industrial and craft applications:
Rubus phoenicolasius is cultivated as an ornamental shrub for its striking orange‑red berries and attractive foliage, a use noted in nursery catalogs and garden‑planting guides. The species is included in germplasm collections and breeding programs for raspberry improvement, providing disease‑resistance traits and novel fruit‑color genes. Extracts from the fruit have been evaluated as natural food colorants, exploiting the plant’s high anthocyanin content.

Properties relevant to use:
The fruit contains substantial anthocyanins, primarily cyanidin‑3‑glucoside and cyanidin‑3‑rutinoside, which impart a deep red color suitable for natural dye applications. It has a moderate to high soluble‑solid level (approximately 10 % Brix) combined with a low pH (around 3.5), characteristics that promote jam gelation and support alcoholic fermentation. The firm berry texture and natural acidity also aid in preserving processed products.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Native to East Asia, Rubus phoenicolasius is grown in North America and Europe for ornamental and fruit production. In several U.S. states (e.g., New York, Pennsylvania) it is listed as invasive, spreading by seed and rhizome; management plans are required to mitigate ecological impact. In Europe, cultivation occurs primarily in garden settings with no reported invasive behavior, allowing controlled sourcing for horticultural markets.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Rubus phoenicolasius var. aureiceps Honda ; 1936 670 1936
Rubus phoenicolasius var. concolor Koidz. ; 1940 72 1940
Rubus phoenicolasius var. albiflorus Nakai ex J.Y.Yang Novon 25: 119 (2016)
Rubus phoenicolasius f. albiflorus Nakai ex T.B.Lee Ill. Fl. Kor. : 440 (1980)
Rubus phoenicolasius f. aureiceps (Honda) Honda Nom. Pl. Jap. : 117, 385 (1957)

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Language Common/alternative name
English wineberry
English japanese wineberry
English wine raspberry
Arabic عوسج أحمر الهلب
Bulgarian Японска малина
Czech ostružiník japonský
Czech japonský ostružiník
Welsh llwyn mwyar gwin
German japanische weinbeere
German rotborstige himbeere
Esperanto japana vinbero
Finnish japaninvatukka
French framboisier du japon
Italian uva giapponese
Japanese ウラジロイチゴ
Japanese 海老殻苺
Japanese 蝦殻苺
Japanese エビガライチゴ
Norwegian Bokmål vinbringebær
Dutch japanse wijnbes
Dutch japanse braam
Norwegian Nynorsk vinbringebær
Russian Малина японская
Russian Малина пурпурноплодная
smn jaapaanvađukkâš
Swedish vinhallon
Chinese 多腺懸鉤子
Chinese 多腺悬钧子
Chinese 空筒泡叶
Chinese 空筒泡
Chinese 悬钩木
Chinese 多腺悬钩子
Chinese 树莓

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China North-central
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
      • Inner Mongolia
      • Qinghai
    • Eastern Asia
      • Japan
      • Korea
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • Victoria
    • New Zealand
      • New Zealand North
      • New Zealand South
  • Europe
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Netherlands
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Great Britain
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Italy
      • Romania
      • Yugoslavia
  • Northern America
    • North-central U.S.A.
      • Illinois
      • Missouri
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut
      • Indiana
      • Massachusetts
      • New Jersey
      • New York
      • Ohio
      • Pennsylvania
      • Rhode Island
      • Vermont
      • West Virginia
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama
      • Arkansas
      • Delaware
      • Georgia
      • Kentucky
      • Maryland
      • North Carolina
      • South Carolina
      • Tennessee
      • Virginia
    • Western Canada
      • British Columbia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001016934
Flora of Alabama 3215
Canadensys 27234
USDA Plants RUPH
Tropicos 27801341
INPN 119263
Flora of Italy 1897
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:895791-1
The Plant List rjp-756
Open Tree Of Life 96561
Observations.org 7356
NCBI Taxonomy 75085
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000003323
Nature Serve 2.132592
IPNI 895791-1
iNaturalist 84227
GBIF 2995149
Freebase /m/03lkyr
FEIS plants/shrub/rubpho
EPPO RUBPH
EOL 632717
USDA GRIN 32416
Wikipedia Rubus_phoenicolasius
CMAUP NPO1460

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Scientific Literature Top

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Diet of moulting Swainson's Thrushes (Catharus ustulatus) and Tennessee Warblers (Leiothlypis peregrina) at a stopover site during fall migration measured with fecal DNA metabarcoding Blanc-Benigeri A, Poirier V, Narango D, Elliott KH, Frei B Sci Rep 30-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11061280
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-59462-0
PMID:38688969
Detection of multiple tick-borne pathogens in Ixodes scapularis from Hunterdon County, NJ, USA Narvaez ZE, Rainey T, Puelle R, Khan A, Jordan RA, Egizi AM, Price DC Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis 21-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10481180
doi:10.1016/j.crpvbd.2023.100140
PMID:37680762
Appendage-Bearing Sordariomycetes from Dipterocarpus alatus Leaf Litter in Thailand Samaradiwakara NP, de Farias AR, Tennakoon DS, Aluthmuhandiram JV, Bhunjun CS, Chethana KW, Kumla J, Lumyong S J Fungi (Basel) 29-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10299658
doi:10.3390/jof9060625
PMID:37367561
Phylogeny of the Diploid Species of Rubus (Rosaceae) Gao XF, Xiong XH, Boufford DE, Gao YD, Xu B, Zhang C Genes (Basel) 25-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10298701
doi:10.3390/genes14061152
PMID:37372332
Assessing the Spontaneous Spread of Climate-Adapted Woody Plants in an Extensively Maintained Collection Garden Szabó K, Gergely A, Tóth B, Szilágyi K Plants (Basel) 15-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10224429
doi:10.3390/plants12101989
PMID:37653906
Spatially explicit ecological modeling improves empirical characterization of plant pathogen dispersal Karisto P, Suffert F, Mikaberidze A Plant Environ Interact 09-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10243544
doi:10.1002/pei3.10104
PMID:37288164
Attaining freshwater and estuarine-water soil saturation in an ecosystem-scale coastal flooding experiment Hopple AM, Doro KO, Bailey VL, Bond-Lamberty B, McDowell N, Morris KA, Myers-Pigg A, Pennington SC, Regier P, Rich R, Sengupta A, Smith R, Stegen J, Ward ND, Woodard SC, Megonigal JP Environ Monit Assess 24-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9958149
doi:10.1007/s10661-022-10807-0
PMID:36826723
Fungal Species from Rhododendron sp.: Discosia rhododendricola sp.nov, Neopestalotiopsis rhododendricola sp.nov and Diaporthe nobilis as a New Host Record. Chaiwan N, Jeewon R, Pem D, Jayawardena RS, Nazurally N, Mapook A, Promputtha I, Hyde KD J Fungi (Basel) 26-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9504118
doi:10.3390/jof8090907
PMID:36135632
Comparative Genomic and Phylogenetic Analysis of Chloroplast Genomes of Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) in Southwest China Wu X, Luo D, Zhang Y, Yang C, Crabbe MJ, Zhang T, Li G Front Genet 04-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9289535
doi:10.3389/fgene.2022.900357
PMID:35860470
Diverse Host Plants of the First Instars of the Invasive Lycorma delicatula: Insights from eDNA Metabarcoding McPherson C, Avanesyan A, Lamp WO Insects 10-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9225603
doi:10.3390/insects13060534
PMID:35735872
Exploring the diversity of andean berries from northern Peru based on molecular analyses Tineo D, Bustamante DE, Calderon MS, Huaman E Heliyon 28-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8829587
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08839
PMID:35169641
Sanguiins—Promising Molecules with Broad Biological Potential Gesek J, Jakimiuk K, Atanasov AG, Tomczyk M Int J Mol Sci 30-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8657505
doi:10.3390/ijms222312972
PMID:34884795
The complete chloroplast genome of Tibetan medicinal plant Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim Zhang G, Liu Y, Hai P Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 15-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC7971196
doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1886013
PMID:33796668
Lessons From a 10-yr Invasive Species Webinar Program: Emerald Ash Borer University Barnes EE, Usborne R, Stone A, Sadof CS Environ Entomol 16-Feb-2021
PMCID:PMC8211870
doi:10.1093/ee/nvab002
PMID:33590856
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PMID:32884656

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Methoxybenzenes / Dimethoxybenzenes
3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)-4-[(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl]-2H-furan-5-one 10523042 Click to see 368.40 unknown via CMAUP database
3-[(R)-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl(hydroxy)methyl]-4-[(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl]-2H-furan-5-one 20056151 Click to see 384.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols
3-[(R)-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl(hydroxy)methyl]-4-[(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-2H-furan-5-one 21592358 Click to see 370.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Tyrosols and derivatives / Tyrosols
Tyrosol 10393 Click to see 138.16 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Arylnaphthalene lignans
Chinensin 5315827 Click to see 364.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans
(+)-Lirioresinol C 11796268 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C3COC(C3CO2)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC)O)OC 418.40 unknown via CMAUP database
4-[(3S,3aS,6S,6aS)-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxy-phenyl)-1,3,3a,4,6,6a-hexahydrofuro[3,4-c]furan-3-yl]-2,6-dimethoxy-phenol 12309695 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C3COC(C3CO2)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC)O)OC 418.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Pinoresinol 73399 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2C3COC(C3CO2)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)OC)O 358.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans / Tetrahydrofuran lignans / 9,9-epoxylignans / Dibenzylbutyrolactone lignans
(-)-Matairesinol 119205 Click to see 358.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(3R,4R)-3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzyl)-4-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzyl)dihydrofuran-2(3H)-one 10249666 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)CC2COC(=O)C2CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC 388.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(3R,4R)-3-[(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]oxolan-2-one 11164637 Click to see 372.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(3R,4R)-4-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)-3-[(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]oxolan-2-one 101630410 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)CC2C(COC2=O)CC3=CC4=C(C=C3)OCO4)O 356.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(3R,4R)-4-[(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-3-[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]oxolan-2-one 101097988 Click to see 358.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(3R,4R)-4-[(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)methyl]-3-[(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl]oxolan-2-one 14682324 Click to see 358.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(3R,4S)-4-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)-3-[(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl]-3-hydroxyoxolan-2-one 14630578 Click to see 386.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(3S,4S)-3-hydroxy-4-[(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl]-3-[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]oxolan-2-one 101681939 Click to see 404.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(3Z,4R)-4-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)-3-[(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)methylidene]oxolan-2-one 101630409 Click to see 354.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(3Z,4R)-4-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)-3-[(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methylidene]oxolan-2-one 6506046 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C=C2C(COC2=O)CC3=CC4=C(C=C3)OCO4)OC 368.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(3Z,4S)-4-[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-3-[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methylidene]oxolan-2-one 643806 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)CC2COC(=O)C2=CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)O 356.40 unknown via CMAUP database
[(3R,4S)-4-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)-3-[(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl]-2-oxooxolan-3-yl] acetate 14630580 Click to see CC(=O)OC1(C(COC1=O)CC2=CC3=C(C=C2)OCO3)CC4=CC(=C(C=C4)OC)OC 428.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Arctigenin methyl ether 384877 Click to see 386.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Arctigenin, (+)- 28125531 Click to see 372.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Bursehernin 94504 Click to see 370.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Epinortrachelogenin 14159539 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)CC2COC(=O)C2(CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)O)O 374.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Hydroxymatairesinol 10948757 Click to see 374.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Isosalicifolin 638390 Click to see 356.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Kaerophyllin 6440534 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C=C2C(COC2=O)CC3=CC4=C(C=C3)OCO4)OC 368.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Nortrachelogenin 394846 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)CC2COC(=O)C2(CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)O)O 374.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Salicifolin 101681940 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)CC2COC(=O)C2=CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)O 356.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Thujaplicatin methyl ether 192827 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)CC2C(COC2=O)CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC 388.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Lignan lactones
(3R,3aR,6aR)-3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-3,3a,4,6a-tetrahydro-1H-furo[3,4-c]furan-6-one 16038940 Click to see 248.23 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Betulin 72326 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)O)C)CO 442.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Pregnane steroids / Gluco/mineralocorticoids, progestogins and derivatives
[(3R,5S,8S,9S,10S,11R,13R,14S,17R)-17-ethenyl-3-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-11-yl] acetate 25180961 Click to see CC(=O)OC1CC2(C(CCC2C3C1C4(CCC(CC4CC3)O)C)C=C)C 360.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1365-2621.1977.TB01528.X
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives
5,6,7-Trimethoxycoumarin 148724 Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C=CC(=O)OC2=C1)OC)OC 236.22 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7-Dimethoxycoumarin 2775 Click to see 206.19 unknown via CMAUP database
6,7,8-Trimethoxycoumarin 3083928 Click to see 236.22 unknown via CMAUP database
Methylumbelliferone 10748 Click to see 176.17 unknown via CMAUP database
Scoparone 8417 Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C=CC(=O)O2)OC 206.19 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7-hydroxycoumarins
Scopoletin 5280460 Click to see 192.17 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones
Eriodictyol 440735 Click to see C1C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O 288.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNC-1993-11-1221
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Quercetin 5280343 Click to see 302.23 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 3-O-methylated flavonoids
Isokaempferide 5280862 Click to see 300.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNC-1993-11-1221
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins / Hydrolyzable tannins
[(10R,11R)-10-[(15S,19S)-2,3,4,7,8,9,19-heptahydroxy-12,17-dioxo-13,16-dioxatetracyclo[13.3.1.05,18.06,11]nonadeca-1,3,5(18),6,8,10-hexaen-14-yl]-3,4,5,17,18,19-hexahydroxy-8,14-dioxo-9,13-dioxatricyclo[13.4.0.02,7]nonadeca-1(19),2,4,6,15,17-hexaen-11-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate 101601178 Click to see C1C(C(OC(=O)C2=CC(=C(C(=C2C3=C(C(=C(C=C3C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O)C4C5C(C6=C(C(=C(C(=C6C(=O)O5)C7=C(C(=C(C=C7C(=O)O4)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8)O)O)O 936.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83451-4
1(beta)-O-Galloylpedunculagin 118701062 Click to see C1C2C(C3C(C(O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5C6=C(C(=C(C=C6C(=O)O3)O)O)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C7=CC(=C(C(=C7C8=C(C(=C(C=C8C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O 936.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83451-4
Casuarinin 442673 Click to see C1C(C(OC(=O)C2=CC(=C(C(=C2C3=C(C(=C(C=C3C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O)C4C5C(C6=C(C(=C(C(=C6C(=O)O5)C7=C(C(=C(C=C7C(=O)O4)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8)O)O)O 936.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83451-4
Npc6700 16181831 Click to see 1871.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83451-4
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1214

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