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Rubus liebmannii

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Rubus liebmannii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. liebmannii
Binomial name
Rubus liebmannii
Focke 1874

Rubus liebmannii is a Mesoamerican species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in southern Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas) and Central America (Guatemala, Nicaragua).[1][2][3]

The species is named for Danish botanist Frederik Michael Liebmann, 1813–1856.

Rubus liebmannii is a perennial to 3 meters tall, with scattered hairs and curved prickles. Leaves are compound with 3 leaflets. Flowers are rose-colored. Fruits are black.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Rydberg, Per Axel. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 456
  2. ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2015. Saururaceae a Zygophyllaceae. 2(3): v–xvii, 1–347. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F.
  3. ^ García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria
  4. ^ Focke, Wilhelm Olbers 1874. Abhandlungen herausgegeben vom Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins zu Bremen 4: 158–159