Rubus probus

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Atherton raspberry
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. probus
Binomial name
Rubus probus
Synonyms [2] [3]

Rubus muelleri F.M.Bailey

Rubus probus, commonly known as Atherton raspberry or wild raspberry, is a scrambling shrub in the family Rosaceae native to Malesia and Queensland. [2] [3]

Atherton raspberry is a rampant grower and, like most Rubus species, can form dense thorny thickets. [4] The leaves are compound, usually with five ovate leaflets that are 4–10 cm (1.6–3.9 in) long and 2–5 cm (0.8–2.0 in) wide and have deeply toothed margins. [2] [4] Flowering occurs in spring and summer, followed by bright red aggregate fruit which are 10–20 mm (0.4–0.8 in) in diameter. [2] [4] The fruits are edible. [5]

It has been commercially cultivated to a limited extent in Australia as a cool season punnet fruit. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Species profile—Rubus probus". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Rubus probus". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government . Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Rubus probus". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Rubus probus". Australian Native Plants Society. 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Atherton Raspberry - Tucker Bush".


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