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Rubus


n.

[L.]
(Bot.) A genus of rosaceous plants, including the raspberry and blackberry.


 
 

The botanical name for raspberry, blackberry, and other bramble fruits.

 
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IN BRIEF: n. - Large genus of brambles bearing berries.

 
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Meaning #1: large genus of brambles bearing berries
  Synonym: genus Rubus


 
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Rubus
Rubus fruticosus
Rubus fruticosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
L.
Species

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Rubus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae. These plants have prickles like roses and are often called brambles; this name is most often used for the blackberry and similar fruits that are also of rambling habit, and not used for those like the raspberry that grow as upright canes. Their fruit, called bramble fruit, is an aggregate of drupelets.

The genus also includes numerous hybrids, both natural, and bred by man, such as Loganberry (Rubus × loganobaccus).

See also: List of Lepidoptera which feed on Rubus

Scientific classification

The genus Rubus is a very complex one, containing 13 subgenera, the largest of which, subgenus Rubus, is further subdivided into 12 sections:

  • Subgenus Chamaebatus
    • Rubus hayata-koidzumii
    • Rubus calycinus
    • Rubus nivalis (Snow Raspberry)
    • Rubus pectinellus
  • Subgenus Comaropsis
    • Rubus geoides
  • Subgenus Diemenicus
    • Rubus gunnianus
  • Subgenus Dalibardastrum
    • Rubus amphidasys
    • Rubus nepalensis
    • Rubus tricolor
    • Rubus tsangiorum
  • Subgenus Idaeobatus
    • Rubus acuminatissimus
    • Rubus adenophorus
    • Rubus alexeterius
    • Rubus alpestris
    • Rubus amabilis
    • Rubus apetalus
    • Rubus archboldianus
    • Rubus aurantiacus
    • Rubus biflorus
    • Rubus chingii
    • Rubus cockburnianus
    • Rubus columellaris
    • Rubus copelandii
    • Rubus corchorifolius
    • Rubus coreanus
    • Rubus crataegifolius
    • Rubus croceacanthus
    • Rubus ellipticus
    • Rubus eustephanos
    • Rubus flosculosus
    • Rubus fraxinifolius
    • Rubus glabricarpus
    • Rubus grayanus
    • Rubus hawaiensis
    • Rubus hirsutus
    • Rubus hoffmeisterianus
    • Rubus hypargyrus
    • Rubus idaeus
    • Rubus illecebrosus
    • Rubus innominatus
    • Rubus inopertus
    • Rubus irritans
    • Rubus komarovii
    • Rubus lasiostylus
    • Rubus leucodermis
    • Rubus ludwigii
    • Rubus lutescens
    • Rubus macilentus
    • Rubus macraei
    • Rubus mesogaeus
    • Rubus microphyllus
    • Rubus minusculus
    • Rubus niveus
    • Rubus occidentalis
    • Rubus palmatus
    • Rubus parvifolius
    • Rubus peltatus
    • Rubus pentagonus
    • Rubus phoenicolasius
    • Rubus pileatus
    • Rubus pinfaensis
    • Rubus pinnatus
    • Rubus probus
    • Rubus pungens
    • Rubus racemosus
    • Rubus rigidus
    • Rubus rosifolius
    • Rubus sachalinensis
    • Rubus simplex
    • Rubus spectabilis
    • Rubus stans
    • Rubus strigosus
    • Rubus suavissimus
    • Rubus subornatus
    • Rubus sumatranus
    • Rubus teledapos
    • Rubus thibetanus
    • Rubus trianthus
    • Rubus trifidus
    • Rubus vernus
  • Subgenus Lampobatus
    • Rubus turquinensis
    • Rubus trichomallus
    • Rubus shankii
    • Rubus sapidus
    • Rubus roseus
    • Rubus peruvianus
    • Rubus nubigenus
    • Rubus megalococcus
    • Rubus macvaughianus
    • Rubus irasuensis
    • Rubus imperialis
    • Rubus hondurensis
    • Rubus glaucus
    • Rubus glabratus
    • Rubus giganteus
    • Rubus gachetensis
    • Rubus florulentus
    • Rubus fagifolius
    • Rubus eriocarpus
    • Rubus eggersii
    • Rubus costaricanus
    • Rubus coriaceus
    • Rubus acanthophyllos
    • Rubus choachiensis
    • Rubus bullatus
    • Rubus briareus
    • Rubus bogotensis
    • Rubus betonicifolius
    • Rubus adenotrichos
    • Rubus adenothallus
  • Subgenus Malachobatus
    • Rubus acuminatus
    • Rubus alceifolius
    • Rubus assamensis
    • Rubus bambusarum
    • Rubus buergeri
    • Rubus chroosepalus
    • Rubus chrysophyllus
    • Rubus elongatus
    • Rubus fairholmianus
    • Rubus flagelliflorus
    • Rubus fockei
    • Rubus formosensis
    • Rubus gardnerianus
    • Rubus glomeratus
    • Rubus henryi
    • Rubus hunanensis
    • Rubus ichangensis
    • Rubus irenaeus
    • Rubus kawakamii
    • Rubus lambertianus
    • Rubus lineatus
    • Rubus moluccanus
    • Rubus multibracteatus
    • Rubus paniculatus
    • Rubus parkeri
    • Rubus pseudosieboldii
    • Rubus pyrifolius
    • Rubus rolfei
    • Rubus rugosus
    • Rubus setchuenensis
    • Rubus sieboldii
    • Rubus splendidissimus
    • Rubus swinhoei
    • Rubus tephrodes
    • Rubus tiliaceus
    • Rubus wardii
    • Rubus xanthoneurus
  • Subgenus Micranthobatus
    • Rubus australis
    • Rubus cissoides
    • Rubus parvus
    • Rubus schmidelioides
    • Rubus squarrosus
  • Subgenus Orobatus
    • Rubus loxensis
  • Subgenus Rubus (syn. subgenus Eubatus)
    • Sections
      • Sect. Allegheniensis
        • Rubus allegheniensis
        • Rubus alumnus
        • Rubus pennus
      • Sect. Arguti
        • Rubus abactus
        • Rubus andrewsianus
        • Rubus argutus
        • Rubus frondosus
        • Rubus orarius
        • Rubus ostryifolius
        • Rubus pensilvanicus
        • Rubus recurvans
      • Sect. Caesii
      • Sect. Canadenses
        • Rubus canadensis
        • Rubus kennedyanus
      • Sect. Corylifolii
        • Rubus fioniae
        • Rubus tuberculatus
        • Rubus wahlbergii
        • Rubus fabrimontanus
        • Rubus dissimulans
        • Rubus dumetorum
        • Rubus gothicus
        • Rubus camptostachys
        • Rubus adenoleucus
        • Rubus aureolus
        • Rubus babingtonianus
        • Rubus britannicus
        • Rubus conjungens
        • Rubus cyclomorphus
        • Rubus eluxatus
        • Rubus lamprocaulos
        • Rubus mortensenii
        • Rubus nemorosus
        • Rubus seebergensis
      • Sect. Cuneifolii
        • Rubus cuneifolius
      • Sect. Flagellares
        • Rubus arundelanus
        • Rubus biformispinus
        • Rubus deamii
        • Rubus enslenii
        • Rubus flagellaris
      • Sect. Hispidi
      • Sect. Rubus (also known as Rubus fruticosus agg.)
        • Rubus bifrons
        • Rubus laciniatus
        • Rubus plicatus
        • Rubus nessensis
        • Rubus ulmifolius
        • Rubus adornatus
        • Rubus adspersus
        • Rubus ammobius
        • Rubus arrhenii
        • Rubus atrichantherus
        • Rubus axillaris
        • Rubus bavaricus
        • Rubus bertramii
        • Rubus braeuckeri
        • Rubus bregutiensis
        • Rubus canescens
        • Rubus cardiophyllus
        • Rubus chloocladus
        • Rubus chlorothyrsos
        • Rubus cimbricus
        • Rubus clusii
        • Rubus conothyrsoides
        • Rubus dasyphyllus
        • Rubus divaricatus
        • Rubus drejeri
        • Rubus egregius
        • Rubus foliosus
        • Rubus fuscus
        • Rubus gelertii
        • Rubus glandithyrsos
        • Rubus godronii
        • Rubus grabowskii
        • Rubus gratus
        • Rubus gremlii
        • Rubus hirtus
        • Rubus infestus
        • Rubus insularis
        • Rubus macrophyllus
        • Rubus micans
        • Rubus montanus
        • Rubus mucronulatus
        • Rubus pedemontanus
        • Rubus polyanthemus
        • Rubus praecox
        • Rubus pyramidalis
        • Rubus radula
        • Rubus rhamnifolius
        • Rubus rhombifolius
        • Rubus rosaceus
        • Rubus rudis
        • Rubus schlechtendalii
        • Rubus schleicheri
        • Rubus senticosus
        • Rubus slesvicensis
        • Rubus sprengelii
        • Rubus sulcatus
        • Rubus vestitus
        • Rubus vigorosus
        • Rubus vulgaris
        • Rubus acheruntinus
        • Rubus ahenifolius
        • Rubus alterniflorus
        • Rubus amplificatus
        • Rubus anglocandicans
        • Rubus angustifrons
        • Rubus armeniacus (syn. R. discolor)
        • Rubus bakerianus
        • Rubus bayeri
        • Rubus bloxamianus
        • Rubus bloxamii
        • Rubus bollei
        • Rubus boraeanus
        • Rubus calvatus
        • Rubus caucasicus
        • Rubus chrysoxylon
        • Rubus cissburiensis
        • Rubus colemannii
        • Rubus concolor
        • Rubus cordifolius
        • Rubus cyri
        • Rubus diversus
        • Rubus dumnoniensis
        • Rubus echinatoides
        • Rubus echinatus
        • Rubus errabundus
        • Rubus erythrops
        • Rubus fissus
        • Rubus formidabilis
        • Rubus furvicolor
        • Rubus fuscoater
        • Rubus ieri
        • Rubus georgicus
        • Rubus glanduliger
        • Rubus glandulosus
        • Rubus hartmanii
        • Rubus hylophilus
        • Rubus inermis
        • Rubus lamprophyllus
        • Rubus lespinassei
        • Rubus leucostachys
        • Rubus ergii
        • Rubus eianus
        • Rubus linkianus
        • Rubus miszczenkoi
        • Rubus moschus
        • Rubus mulleri
        • Rubus nitidioides
        • Rubus pedatifolius
        • Rubus piceetorum
        • Rubus promachonicus
        • Rubus rubritinctus
        • Rubus sanctus
        • Rubus scheutzii
        • Rubus separinus
        • Rubus septentrionalis
        • Rubus thyrsiflorus
      • Sect. Setosi
        • Rubus glandicaulis
        • Rubus missouricus
        • Rubus notatus
        • Rubus semisetosus
        • Rubus setosus
        • Rubus stipulatus
        • Rubus vermontanus
      • Sect. Ursini
      • Sect. Verotriviales
        • Rubus lucidus
        • Rubus riograndis
        • Rubus trivialis

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