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.

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

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).

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References
  1. "Species profile—Rubus queenslandicus". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. "Rubus queenslandicus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. "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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