Rubus rosifolius
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| Internal ID | UUID64403fd97b788708299114 |
| Scientific name | Rubus rosifolius |
| Authority | Sm. |
| First published in | Plantarum icones hactenus ineditae ; 1789 pl.60 1791 |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
- Ornamental plants (live shrubs) for garden and landscape use, sold in the nursery trade.
- Fresh fruit for consumption and processing.
Industrial and craft applications:
- Cultivation and marketing of ornamental shrubs for landscaping and erosion control; horticulture as a commercial sector.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
- Fruit eaten fresh, used in jams, jellies, sauces, and desserts; processed into syrups and fruit purees for culinary applications.
Colorants and tanning:
- Fruit is rich in anthocyanins (e.g., cyanidin‑3‑glucoside) that provide red‑purple coloration, making the extract a candidate natural food colorant.
- Leaves contain condensed tannins (proanthocyanidins) at levels comparable to other Rubus species; condensed tannins are known leather tanning agents.
Properties relevant to use:
- The fruit has a moderate sugar‑acid balance (typical soluble‑solids content around 10 % and a pH of about 3.5–3.8), supporting preservation in jams and jellies.
- Anthocyanin pigments confer strong color stability under acidic conditions, suitable for natural colorants.
- Leaf tannins are of the condensed type, which bind proteins and are effective in leather tanning.
- The shrub exhibits vigorous growth and thorny canes, traits valued in ornamental hedging.
Standards and regulation:
- Fresh fruit is subject to national food‑safety regulations (e.g., Food Standards Australia New Zealand Code, EU General Food Law).
- Ornamental plants must meet phytosanitary requirements for domestic and international trade (e.g., plant passports under the International Plant Protection Convention).
Sustainability and sourcing:
- Commercial production is primarily through vegetative propagation in nurseries; wild harvesting is limited due to habitat loss.
- Sustainable horticultural practices (e.g., integrated pest management, organic certification) are encouraged to reduce pressure on native populations.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Rubus jamaicensis | Blanco | Fl. Filip. : 427 (1837) |
| Rubus commersonii var. simpliciflorus | Koidz. | ; 1909 150 1909 |
| Rubus sinensis | hort. ex Sims | Bot. Mag. 43: t. 1783 (1816) |
| Rubus thunbergii var. glabellus | Focke | Plantae wilsonianae ; 1911 52 1911 |
| Rubus rosifolius | Sm. ex Baker | ; 1881 268 1881 |
| Rubus rosaefolius | Sm. | Plantarum icones hactenus ineditae ; 1789 pl.60 1791 |
| Rubus coronarius | Sweet | Hort. Brit. : 144 (1826) |
| Rubus comintanus | Blanco | Fl. Filip. : 298 (1845) |
| Rubus glandulosopunctatus | Hayata | Icon. Pl. Formosan. 4: 5 (1914) |
| Rubus hopingensis | Y.C.Liu & F.Y.Lu | Quart. J. Chin. Forest. 9: 130 (1976) |
| Rubus tagallus | Cham. & Schltdl. | Linnaea 2: 9 (1827) |
| Rubus taiwanianus | Matsum. | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 16: 3 (1902) |
| Rubus rosifolius var. wuyishanensis | Z.X.Yu | Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 6(1): 152 (1986) |
| Rubus commersonii | Poir. | Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 6(1): 240. 1804 [2 Oct 1804] |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | west indian raspberry |
| ban | gunggung |
| Bulgarian | розолистна малина |
| Bulgarian | Малина Мяо Мяо |
| Bulgarian | маврицийска малина |
| Indonesian | arbei gunung |
| Indonesian | ucen-ucen |
| Indonesian | ucen |
| Indonesian | raspberry hutan |
| Indonesian | arbei hutan |
| Malagasy | voarohitsaka |
| Portuguese | amora-vermelha |
| Russian | Малина розолистная |
| Vietnamese | Đồ mi |
| Chinese | 荼蘼 |
| Chinese | 三月泡 |
| Chinese | 重瓣空心泡 |
| Chinese | 醾 |
| Chinese | 酴醾 |
| Chinese | 荼蘼花 |
| Chinese | 佛见笑 |
| Chinese | 蔷薇莓 |
| Chinese | 划船泡 |
| Chinese | 霧社懸鉤子 |
| Chinese | 錫金懸鉤子 |
| Chinese | 細葉懸鉤子 |
| Chinese | 空心藨 |
| Chinese | 南湖懸鉤子 |
| Chinese | 刺莓 |
| Chinese | 空心泡 |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Rubus rosifolius var. inermis | Z.X.Yu | Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 8(2): 139 (1988) |
| Rubus rosifolius var. rosifolius | Unknown |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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East Tropical Africa
- Tanzania
- Uganda
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Northeast Tropical Africa
- Ethiopia
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South Tropical Africa
- Malawi
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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Southern Africa
- Cape Provinces
- Kwazulu-Natal
- Northern Provinces
- Swaziland
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Cameroon
- Gulf Of Guinea Islands
- Rwanda
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Western Indian Ocean
- Comoros
- Mauritius
- Rodrigues
- Réunion
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East Tropical Africa
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China
- China North-central
- China South-central
- China Southeast
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Eastern Asia
- Taiwan
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China
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
- East Himalaya
- India
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
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Indo-China
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Myanmar
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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Malesia
- Borneo
- Jawa
- Lesser Sunda Islands
- Philippines
- Sulawesi
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Papuasia
- Bismarck Archipelago
- New Guinea
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Indian Subcontinent
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Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- Victoria
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New Zealand
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Australia
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North-central Pacific
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South-central Pacific
- Marquesas
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Southwestern Pacific
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North-central Pacific
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Brazil
- Brazil Northeast
- Brazil South
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Caribbean
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Central America
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
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Southern South America
- Argentina Northeast
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Western South America
- Bolivia
- Colombia
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Brazil
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001007197 |
| USDA Plants | RURO |
| Tropicos | 27803565 |
| INPN | 445921 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:739800-1 |
| The Plant List | rjp-4236 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 714548 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 59498 |
| Nature Serve | 2.128403 |
| IPNI | 739800-1 |
| iNaturalist | 83524 |
| GBIF | 2991259 |
| Freebase | /m/0463nlw |
| EPPO | RUBRO |
| EOL | 11161993 |
| USDA GRIN | 32436 |
| Wikipedia | Rubus_rosifolius |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Hydrocarbons / Unsaturated hydrocarbons / Branched unsaturated hydrocarbons | |||||
| (1E,3Z,7E)-1,7-dimethylcyclodeca-1,3,7-triene | 60142682 | Click to see CC1=CCCC(=CC=CCC1)C | 162.27 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9782527 |
| CID 555328 | 555328 | Click to see | 162.27 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9782527 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Agarofurans | |||||
| (3R,5aR,9S,9aS)-2,2,5a,9-Tetramethyloctahydro-2H-3,9a-methanobenzo[b]oxepine | 521889 | Click to see | 222.37 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9782527 |
| 2H-3,9a-Methano-1-benzoxepin, octahydro-2,2,5a,9-tetramethyl- | 21593552 | Click to see CC1CCCC2(C13CC(CC2)C(O3)(C)C)C | 222.37 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9782527 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Bicyclogermacrane and isolepidozane sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| (1R,4E,10S)-4,11,11-trimethyl-8-methylidenebicyclo[8.1.0]undec-4-ene | 101600033 | Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)CC2C(C2(C)C)CC1 | 204.35 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(01)92779-0 |
| 4,11,11-Trimethyl-8-methylidenebicyclo[8.1.0]undec-4-ene | 163048295 | Click to see | 204.35 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(01)92779-0 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Eudesmane, isoeudesmane or cycloeudesmane sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| 2-((2R,4AR,8S)-4A,8-Dimethyl-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-2H-naphthalen-2-YL)propan-2-OL | 10727766 | Click to see CC1CCCC2(C1=CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O)C | 222.37 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(01)92779-0 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Germacrane sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| (2E,6E)-Hedycaryol | 10998630 | Click to see | 222.37 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9782527 |
| 2-(4,8-Dimethylcyclodeca-3,7-dien-1-yl)propan-2-ol | 519880 | Click to see | 222.37 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9782527 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| Jacarandic acid | 13653335 | 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/10.1248/BPB.30.999 |
| 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/10.1248/BPB.30.999 |
| Urs-12-en-28-oic acid, 2,3,19-trihydroxy-, methyl ester, (2alpha,3beta)- | 601648 | Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1(C)O)C)C(=O)OC | 502.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.30.999 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Ergostane steroids / Ergosterols and derivatives | |||||
| Campesterol | 173183 | Click to see CC(C)C(C)CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C | 400.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.30.999 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| (-)-beta-Sitosterol | 222284 | Click to see | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.30.999 |
| 17-(5-ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 122544 | Click to see | 412.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.30.999 |
| 17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 86821 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.30.999 |
| Stigmasterol | 5280794 | Click to see | 412.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.30.999 |
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